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The Minister for Justice Equality and Governance Edward Zammit Lewis announced a project of almost 5 million with the aim of extending the building of the Courts of Malta in Narrow Street Valletta Valletta. At a news conference Minister Zammit Lewis said that within two years a dilapidated building adjacent to the existing Court in Narrow Street in Valletta will be being renovated and restructured with the aim of erecting four chambers and 25 new offices. Minister Zammit Lewis stressed that this is not a government that makes only constitutional and institutional reforms as it has done in a relentless and unprecedented work over the last decade but a government that makes concrete projects with strong investment in justice sector even in a time of pandemic challenge. Explain how over the last ten months the work has not stopped as soon as the Attorney Generals Office was inaugurated work began on the Office of the Commissioner of Law an unprecedented reform was made in the Office of the Attorney General. -Asset Recovery and restoration and new building for the State Attorneys Office that will be inaugurated in the coming weeks. The Minister went on to say that this project is part of a series of projects that are being taken in order to make the justice of our country more accessible to the citizen because Maltese and Gozitans must be at the center of the work. our. The Permanent Secretary Mr. Johan Galea while talking about the importance of these projects pointed out that this is not an isolated project but one of a series of projects that this Ministry is working on. Mr Galea listed the fact that for years the need for more adequate space in the Court has been felt and this project while solving this problem will be offering a more dignified environment to all workers. including judges. The Director of the Court Services Agency Mr. Frank Mercieca explained that this project will be carried out over a period of two years. First there is the application phase with the Planning Authority and then a transparent tendering process. Following the completion of this process renovation and restructuring work will begin so that these new chambers and offices can start operating as soon as possible. Mr Mercieca stressed that this project will be giving back to Valletta also from a cultural point of view as a historic building that is now dilapidated will be being restored by experts.
