Robert Aquilina has publicly named a former police sergeant as the alleged creator and distributor of a degrading AI-generated image of him, claiming that police have verified information he provided about the individual’s identity.The former police sergeant is the brother of a former judge, while Aquilina has also raised concerns about alleged interference in the police investigation.In a statement to the media, Aquilina identified the man as a former police sergeant who he said is the father of a police inspector and the brother of a former judge, who was appointed Commissioner for Standards in the Judiciary a few months ago.Aquilina said he had filed a police report in May over the image, which he described as part of a years-long campaign of dehumanisation directed against him.He compared the attacks to those faced by murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was repeatedly depicted as a witch before her assassination.“These are criminal acts,” Aquilina said, arguing that such campaigns were condemned by the public inquiry into Caruana Galizia’s assassination.He accused the Labour Party and a section of its supporters of engaging in attacks intended to strip government critics of their dignity and portray them as less than human.According to Aquilina, he received confidential information in recent weeks identifying the individual allegedly responsible for creating and circulating the image.He said he immediately passed the information to the police and requested that the person concerned be questioned and prosecuted.Aquilina further claimed that the police subsequently informed him that their checks had confirmed the information he had received about the individual.However, the statement does not indicate whether if he has been questioned, charged or otherwise subjected to criminal proceedings.Aquilina also raised concerns about alleged attempts to obstruct the investigation, claiming that information passed to him suggested an individual was interfering to delay the case and prevent prosecution.He said he had requested a separate police investigation into the alleged interference.Aquilina did not publicly identify the person allegedly responsible for the interference or provide further details about the nature of the alleged intervention.He insisted that the attacks would not deter him from continuing his work.“No persecution, no threats and no campaign of lies against me will discourage me from continuing to work for what I believe in,” he said.He warned that those responsible for what he described as “fascist and persecutory behaviour” would eventually face justice.“Expressing your opinion is a fundamental human right,” Aquilina said. “Exercising that right should not subject anyone to disgusting attacks intended to strip them of their dignity as a human being.”The allegations against the man and the claims of interference have not been independently verified. The statement does not include responses from him or the Malta Police Force.What do you make of Aquilina’s allegations?•