The decision whether or not to publish the entire Egrant inquiry report rests solely with the Attorney General, the Times of Malta has been informed.
The Attorney General’s Office released the main conclusions of the 1,500-page inquiry report on Sunday morning and Prime Minister Joseph Muscat soon called a press conference to comment on the findings.
As the main conclusions were also circulated to the media, Attorney General Peter Grech announced he had accepted a request by the Prime Minister to have a copy of the entire report, adding Dr Muscat was the person who had originally asked for the inquiry.
This decision, though legitimate, raised eyebrows in various quarters which felt the report should be given a general release.
Nationalist Party leader Adrian Delia wrote to the Attorney General on Monday formally requesting a copy of the inquiry report.
He said he wanted to be on the same footing as the Prime Minister in terms of the political debate that was unfolding. Otherwise, he continued, the Opposition would be at a political disadvantage.
It could not be established by Tuesday whether his request had been accepted.
Criminal lawyers told the Times of Malta that by law, at…
