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18/01/2020 GMT

Malta’s police chief resigns after criticism over investigation into journalist’s murder

BBC World Service - Weekend, Malta’s police chief resigns after criticism over investigation into journalist’s murder

Malta's head of police has been criticised for not investigating government officials

Malta's head of police has been criticised for not investigating government officials or following up on financial crime

Lawrence Cutajar, who headed Malta's police force for three-and-a-half years, faced a barrage of criticism over the investigation into a local journalist’s 2017 murder, alongside a failure to investigate top government officials and to follow-up on financial crime reports. 

Also in the programme: We learn about Barcelona’s efforts to crack down on pollution with traffic-free zones and green spaces; and we look at the latest on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as they plan to spend part of their time living in Canada.

(Photo: File photo shows students in 2017 carrying a banner calling for the resignation of Malta’s police chief outside the nation’s parliament building. Credit: Matthew Mirabelli/AFP)

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