Minister refuses to say if he has confidence in prison director

Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri declined to say on Thursday whether he still has confidence in prison director Alex Dalli. Camilleri repeatedly stated he bases his comments "on the facts" when asked about his opinion of Dalli. The controversial prison director has been the focus of claims of a vindictive system that prioritises punishment over rehabilitation.  On Wednesday, two prison warders were suspended and will be charged in court following a magisterian inquiry into a suicide by an inmate.  Dalli has made headlines recently over other inmate deaths and claims of solitary confinement, denial of visitation rights, and even of the introduction of a ‘torture chair’ within CCF. Camilleri has previously defended the prison system but on Thursday would not be drawn on whether the director continues to enjoy his full support.  "Whenever there has been an allegation or an incident that involved an inquiry, I have always said that I decide on facts," he said. "From what I saw from the inquiry, factually, it results that the director was not informed about what was happening. But I went beyond that and I called for an inquiry to give a review of the entire system so that we...