The video clip recorded by Nicholas Azzopardi's brother while recovered in Mater Dei hospital, shortly after regaining his senses, 13 days after he was admitted into hospital believed to be in danger of dying. Here he recounts how he was beaten up by his interrogators.

Transcript of Nicholas Azzopardi's statement

MALTESE

Li gara it-tlieta filghaxija ircevejt telephone biex immur id-Depot il-Furjana. Waslet qabli m’ommha u t-tifla telghat ma PS24.

Dak il hin ma rajt lil hadd minnhom. It-tfal, ma rajt lil hadd minnhom ghax... mal-kunjata u mat-tifla, u inzilt isfel u qlajt xeba tal beati pawli...

ENGLISH

What happened was that I received a phone call on Tuesdat evening to go to the Depot in Floriana. She had arrived before me with her mother, and the girl was taken up with PS24.

At that point I saw none of them. The kids, I didn’t see any of them because… with my mother-in-law and the girl, and I went downstairs and I was beaten black and blue.