Commissioner explains how Karin Grech murder was re-investigated

Luke Vella

Feb 26th 2010, 13:22

Eddie Fenech Adami used to say that when he will be in power he will say who killed Karin Grech and Raymond Caruana. He was in power between 1987 & 1996, 1998 & 2004 as Prime Minister and from 2004 til 2009 as President. Just to inform him that we are still waiting for the answers he has promised to us!

Joseph Buttigieg Attard

Feb 26th 2010, 11:02

@ Police Commissioner, PN and PL

There is no doubt that Karen’s murder, Raymond’s murder and attempted murder of
Dr Paul Caruana Chetcuti were politically motivated:

Thus I suggest the following ( of course with the consent of all ):

To question ALL High Officials and Members of Parliament of both Political parties during those turbulent times and subject them ( many still alive)
and subject each one of them to a LYING DEDECTOR!

I suggest too that with the consent of both Leaders of both political parties
A number of set questions will be asked to all of the above.

I suggest too that while the above are undergoing this test both Leaders /their representative should be present.

I am sure and self convinced that the above will be a giant step to solve these
Political Murders.

Those who have nothing to hide will surely agree with the above.

Marcel Dingli

Feb 25th 2010, 17:44

J Borg i understand your point but please understand mine. All i can say is that i was informed by a Police Officer that the file was actually stolen from Commissioner Calleja`s office. Obviously i will never disclose the identity of the police officer in question, even under oath, so as to protect the identity of this person. However it could have been stolen by any one who had access at the Police Depot. The problem is finding out who had an interest for this file to go missing, even for perhaps a few hours. Funny things went on at that time, anke li l Kummissarju harablu l ghasfur ! I wonder how a blue and yellow parrot managed to break a glass pane, escape, and remain unhurt. Funny isnt it ?

J Borg

Feb 25th 2010, 10:44

Marcel Dingli: I do not accept that because Police Commissioneer Calleja is now dead we therefore cannot know whether Karin Grech's police case file was stolen or otherwise tampered with. Surely, commissioner Calleja would have ensured that such an event would be properly recorded and be accessible to today's investigators. This question has merit - the answer should be in the public domain.

Oscar Cassar

Feb 24th 2010, 22:06

Until the investigation is concluded / closed and the perpetrator identified, the Government cannot issue any form of compensation. This case is a farce. Only once the perpetrator is identified, the reason behind the Crime can be identified. At this stage, the reason can even be a ‘new’ one still not investigated.

Marcel Dingli

Feb 24th 2010, 16:05

J Scicluna unfortunately we cannot know 100%. Police Commissioner Alfred Calleja passed away. His funeral was held at Balluta Parish Church if i remember correctly.

Bert Brincat

Feb 24th 2010, 16:00

@ L. Borg
Unfortunately it's not just doing one's duty that counts, but how you do it, when you do it and how successful you are at doing it. For example, if one does not have either the resources or the expertise to investigate a crime and fails to make timely use of expert outside help to solve it, then one could be guilty of not doing one's duty properly. I'm not saying this was the case, but with their limitations in resources and expertise, the local police always start with a great disadvantage.

J. Scicluna

Feb 24th 2010, 15:25

@Mark Said
Of course the girl's parents are victims of a crime. They are victims of a crime which took away their daughter for ever.

Referring to Marcel Dingli's claim - yes I am very much interested whether this is true or not.

Mark Said

Feb 24th 2010, 14:54

Here one must be suffering from some type of ignorance of the law! The fact is that today by right at law (Legal Notice 190 of 2007, promulgated on the 20th of July, 2007. The legal provisions thereof implement the provisions of Council Directive 2004/80/EC relating to compensation to crime victims.) one can make a formal application for compensation if one qualifies as a victim of crime according to law.

C.Sammut

Feb 24th 2010, 14:46

Profiling of people who do bombs or had access to explosive material might lead to better investigations than investigating patients and students.

Marcel Dingli

Feb 24th 2010, 14:42

Prof Edwin Grech is an honourable and respectable man. At least to me he is. He cured my mother from a severe back pain. Perhaps Mr Rizzo , the present Police Commissioner can tell us if there is any truth in the "rumour" that the Karin Grech file was stolen from the former Police Commissioner`s Alfred Calleja office.

t. borg

Feb 24th 2010, 14:18

"They even investigated gynaecology patients of Prof Grech to see if there was some sort of connection, but nothing had resulted". Therefore I do not understand why compensation is requested when the police investigations rightly went into other motive than politically. I wish that one day this cruel act will be solved but to give compensation is like saying that the police or the government at that time did not do their duty to solve this horrible crime. I am saying this with all respect to family Grech and which after all if it is granted all the people have to pay including myself.