Nobody has come forward with fresh information on the case of Nicholas Azzopardi, who died in 2008 after falling off a bastion wall while in police custody, even though the Prime Minister offered an amnesty 18 days ago.

“To date, the Government has received no request for an amnesty in this case nor has it received any fresh information,” a spokesman for the Office of the Prime Minister said.

An amnesty was offered to anyone who could shed new light on any abuse of Mr Azzopardi, who on his deathbed claimed he was beaten and thrown over the wall by officers questioning him over allegations he was sexually abusing his seven-year-old daughter.

The police have repeatedly denied abuse claims and three inquiries exonerated the force of any wrongdoing.

Earlier this year, Magistrate Anthony Vella was tasked with reopening the inquiry after one of Mr Azzopardi’s escorting officers, PS Adrian Lia, was arrested on charges of stealing €30,000 from the police headquarters.

The magistrate was asked to investigate allegations PS Lia had been intimately linked with Mr Azzopardi’s wife Claudette.

But in his procés-verbal seen by The Sunday Times, the magistrate found no proof and no witnesses corroborated the claims.