Joint Statement by AD/PD: Clarity is needed on Melvin Theuma IncidentLast night’s developments where Melvin Theuma was hospitalised with injuries to the neck and chest in spite of 24 hr police protection are highly disturbing.

We need clarity. We call on the police to establish the full facts as quickly as possible and identify the circumstances that allowed such incident to happen. We reiterate the call that the police need the support of the international investigative authorities at this stage, including a Joint Investigative Team with Europol and continued involvement of the FBI. The cases related to the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia are a fundamental test for our democracy – a test we simply cannot afford to fail.***AD/PD: Jeħtieġ li nsiru nafu x’ġara sew dwar l-inċident ta’ Melvin TheumaJinkwetana ħafna dak li ġara dan il-lejl, fejn Melvin Theuma spiċċa l-isptar, bi ġrieħi f’għonqu u f’sidru, minkejja li l-ħin kollu kellu l-protezzjoni tal-pulizija. Jeħtieġ li l-affarjiet jiċċaraw ruħhom. Nitolbu lill-pullizija li tistabbilixxi l-fatti kemm jista’ jkun malajr u li tara kif dan l-inċident seta’ ġara. Intennu s-sejħa tagħna li f’dan il-waqt l-pulizija teħtieġ l-għajnuna tal-awtoritajiet investigattivi internazzjonali, inkluża skwadra investigattiva, flimkien mal-Interpol u kooperazzjoni mal-FBI. Il-kazi li għandhom x’jaqsmu mal-qtil tal-ġurnalista Daphne Caruana Galizia huma prova fundamentali għad-demokrazija tagħna – prova li ma nistgħux ma negħlbux.