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NEWS 5 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 16 NOVEMBER 2022 MARIANNA CALLEJA JONATHAN Attard believes handing over most cases to the Attorney General's office for prosecution is paying off despite the courts criticising how some prosecutions have been handled. The Justice Minister contin- ued to stand by the AG, insist- ing it was government's inten- tion to continue strengthening the prosecutor's office. "Not all cases are managed by the AG's office, but it assumed this role to have more efficien- cy in the process and to have a stronger way of conducting prosecutions," Attard said. Attard said he had full trust in the Attorney General and the lawyers working in the office. "Government's job is only to ensure the office continues to be strengthened through resources and therefore jus- tice is delivered to everyone," the minister said, when asked whether the problems were the result of incompetence, lack of resources or lack of motiva- tion. The AG has come un- der fire over a recent spate of cases in which prosecutorial errors led to the acquittal of the accused. The courts have also criticised the manner by which the AG has conducted its work. Justice Minister believes handing over most cases to AG's office is paying off Attorney General Victoria Buttigieg has come under fire from the courts over the handling of some prosecutions, but Justice Minister Jonathan Attard (inset) continues to stand by her CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The Estonian foreign minis- try said the news from Poland was "most alarming" and said it was ready to defend "every inch of NATO territory". NATO has a principle of col- lective defence which means that an attack against one al- ly is considered as an attack against all allies. Fabrice Pothier, former direc- tor of planning at NATO, told Sky News that a NATO mem- ber that had been attacked could "trigger article five" and call all other members to help in its defence. He added that it was too early to say whether it was an "in- tended attack". A US Pentagon spokesman said he had "no information to corroborate press reports" but was "taking them seriously and looking into them". A UK Foreign Office spokes- man said: "We are investigat- ing these reports and liaising closely with allies." Polish media said missiles hit an area where grain was dry- ing in Przewodow, a village in eastern Poland near the border with Ukraine. "Firefighters are on the spot - it's not clear what has hap- pened," said firefighter Lukasz Kucy. Moscow launched a large number of missiles at Ukraine on Tuesday, knocking out power for seven million house- holds. Some of the missiles hit Lviv in western Ukraine, which is only about 50 miles from the Polish border. It is unclear whether the two missiles that apparently land- ed in Poland were part of the same wave, but it is the first time Russian rockets are said to have reached Poland. Poland has not been involved in the conflict, but has wel- comed millions of Ukrainian refugees and has widely con- demned the war. Smoke rises over Lviv in western Ukraine after a Russian missile strike on Tuesday Two dead as missiles hit farm in Poland, near border with Ukraine