Justice Delayed Or Never Served? 68% Of Malta’s Construction Fatality Cases Remain Open Ten Years On

Compiled data reveals a staggering 68% of construction fatality cases remain open in Malta’s justice system.

According to the Occupational Health and Safety Authority (OHSA), out of 47 fatal accident cases involving construction workers since 2010, 32 are still unresolved, dating back as far as 2012.

In a shocking testament to Malta’s slow justice system, only 15 cases have been closed.

Of these, a mere five resulted from court decisions, while the remaining ten were shut due to the impossibility of prosecution.

The statistics were revealed in a new in-depth survey titled “Victims Of Malta’s Construction Boom” by The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation under the Public Interest Litigation Network project (PILN), which breaks shocking statistics collected from various government agencies about construction developments and their related tragedies.

Disturbingly, the last court penalty handed for a construction fatality occurred back in 2015, highlighting the chronic delay in delivering justice.

The information further raises concerns about the prevailing lack of accountability in the construction sector, and who bears responsibility when no action can be taken against the wrongdoers.

The gap in unresolved cases continues to widen each year. This trend is leading to a pile-up of unresolved cases, further aggravating the plight of the victims’ families who are left seeking closure.