The Royal Gibraltar Police (RGP) investigation into the allegation that ‘whistle-blowers’ were incentivised to provide evidence to the McGrail Inquiry “has not uncovered any evidence that meets the threshold for criminal prosecution for Misconduct in Public Office.”
The GSD has said that Action for Housing’s revelation that the Ombudsman was not pursuing the investigation regarding the housing allocation case raised by the group six months ago is “surprising and concerning.” The party says the Ombudsman’s reaction “only raises further questions and wholly fails to clarify the matter.”
The Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, officially commissioned the vessel HMC Sentinel for duty in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters during a ceremony at Custom House today. The vessel was presented by Acting Collector of Customs John Payas, before receiving a blessing from Monsignor Azzopardi in the presence of the Chief Minister and HE the Governor Sir David Steel.
The Government has said that the GSD has “clearly been asleep at the wheel” as Government has repeatedly reported to the general public on the reasons as to why the GHA Covid App is not being recognized in certain countries and what HMGOG is doing to remedy this issue. The Government says it reported months ago that the Chief Minister had written to the Foreign Secretary and raised this issue at their recent face-to-face meeting in London.