Police Clear GWU Official After Electoral Silence Day Investigation
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In brief
- Police have closed an investigation into a General Workers’ Union (GWU) section secretary.
- The investigation concerned an alleged breach of electoral silence day rules.
- The GWU confirmed that the official has been cleared of any wrongdoing.
Police have concluded their investigation into a General Workers’ Union (GWU) section secretary, who was accused of breaching electoral silence day regulations. The official has been cleared of any wrongdoing.
The complaint against the GWU section secretary was originally filed by the Electoral Commission. The police subsequently launched an investigation into the matter.
Both MaltaToday and The Malta Independent reported that the police have now closed the case. The GWU also confirmed that their official has been cleared, bringing the investigation to an end.
Newsbook has reported that the General Workers' Union (GWU) claimed police have closed their investigation into a section secretary. The official had been questioned after briefing union members about their collective agreement negotiations on election day.
Earlier, Fil-Qosor reported on police clearing a GWU official after an electoral silence day investigation. The union had previously confirmed that the official was cleared of any wrongdoing following the investigation into an alleged breach of electoral silence day rules.
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Low media divide. Newsbook provided further context regarding the subject of the GWU official's briefing.
Updates
- : Updated with Newsbook's report that the General Workers' Union claimed the police investigation concerned a section secretary briefing members on collective agreement negotiations.