Degiorgios in double legal challenge against Cabinet's pardon refusal

George and Alfred Degiorgio have mounted a two-fold legal challenge against Cabinet’s decision denying their request for a presidential pardon, effectively turning down information they had about “very serious crimes.” Although they were “more than willing” to supply such direct information concerning the involvement of a former Minister as well as a sitting Minister in such crimes, the State was not acting like a normal country where the rule of law truly exists, claimed the Degiorgios. Rather, by turning down their request without even listening to what they had to say, the authorities were holding back “the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.” On Tuesday morning, the Degiorgios filed an constitutional case, claiming a breach of their right to a fair hearing or rather “no hearing at all,” whilst seeking an effective remedy to ensure that “their past, present and future” requests could be handled without a conflict of interest. Currently, the State provided no legislation to regulate a case such as theirs, the Degiorgios said. By means of a second application filed before the First Hall, Civil Court on Tuesday, the alleged hitmen are seeking to challenge Cabinet’s...