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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 23 APRIL 2017 News TIM DIACONO THE Union Haddiema Maghqu- din has called for the resignation of police commissioner Laurence Cutajar for not instantly ordering a raid on Pilatus Bank on Thurs- day night. The UHM said in a statement that "the police force isn't carrying out its responsibility to investigate serious allegations" and that the union will be attending a national protest on Sunday, that will be or- ganised by the Nationalist Party. Daphne Caruana Galizia alleged on Thursday that Pilatus Bank had stored away documentation prov- ing that the Prime Minister's wife Michelle Muscat is the ultimate beneficiary owner of the secret offshore Panama company Egrant. Shortly after the story was pub- lished on Caruana Galizia's blog, Muscat called an urgent press conference to deny the allegations. A few hours later, he announced that he had asked the police com- missioner to ask a duty magistrate to investigate the allegations. However, between the press con- ference and the announcement, a crew from Net TV filmed Pilatus's chairman Seyed Ali Sadr Hashem- inejad and another bank employee emerging from the back door of Whitehall Mansions in Ta' Xbiex – where the bank is headquar- tered – carrying two suitcases. This fuelled speculation, includ- ing from Opposition leader Simon Busuttil, that the two were wheel- ing off evidence from the bank ahead of the inquiry. Specifically, Laurence Cutajar has been mocked and chastised for going to a fenkata in Mgarr on Thursday night instead of order- ing an instant investigation. "As time goes by, it is becoming ever clearer for the public that not everyone is equal before the law as was amply clear on Thursday when the police commissioner failed to take action on a situation that was being followed by the en- tire nation," UHM chief Josef Vella said. "The eventual inquiry was too little and too late, and we now expect the police commissioner to hand in his resignation." The Opposition has accused Laurence Cutajar of being Joseph Muscat's puppet from the day he was appointed to the top job last August. They notably flagged a Facebook status he had written in 2013, in which he praised the Prime Minister for "having balls". everyday banking made easy 2131 2020 I bov.com Issued by Bank of Valletta p.l.c., 58, Triq San Żakkarija, Il-Belt Valletta VLT 1130 Issued by Bank of Valletta p.l.c., 58, Triq San Żakkarija, Il-Belt Valletta VLT 1130 With Bank of Valletta you can conveniently manage your financial transactions and banking needs wherever you are, whenever you want. Whether you are travelling, shopping or dining, a BOV Card gives you the convenience and flexibility you need. Terms and conditions apply. Terms and conditions apply. BOV CARDS UHM calls for police chief's head for delay in Pilatus investigation 'The inquiry is too little, too late... the commissioner must resign' Commissioner of Police Lawrence Cutajar