A formal criminal complaint was submitted asking police to investigate several pro-choice activists, medical professionals, organisations and Andrea Prudente over alleged promotion or incitement of abortion. Filing a complaint does not establish an offence, and police must assess whether the allegations disclose grounds for investigation. The move followed a court ruling rejecting Prudente’s fundamental-rights case. It represents a separate legal development that could test the boundary between Malta’s abortion prohibitions and protected advocacy, medical discussion and public campaigning.
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