Activists forming part of the Occupy Justice group have demanded the resignation of the economic affairs minister in the wake of revelations made on Monday by the Daphne Project. They also filed a report officially informing the police about the new information and asking for further investigation.
According to information revealed by The Daphne Project and repeated in parliament on Monday, a man who was contacted by Daphne Caruana Galizia as part of her investigations into fuel smuggling had immediately phoned Dr Cardona and Alfred Degiorgio – one of three men who just over a year later was accused of Ms Caruana Galizia’s murder.
Dr Cardona had denied he knew Alfred Degiorgio.
“Without a doubt, this does not mean Dr Cardona killed Ms Caruana Galizia – but the Daphne Project reports show Dr Cardona is lying about not knowing the accused,” Joanna Agius, speaking on behalf of the activists, said on Tuesday.
The activists insisted that Dr Cardona should resign and an investigation should be held into what the minister knew.
They also argued that those people saying that Dr Cardona may have known Mr Degiorgio through his work as a criminal lawyer still did not explain their…
