Gibraltar government braces for inquiry into alleged corruption on security contracts

Police commissioner who retired early is alleged to have been put under pressure over investigation involving security contract

Gibraltar's government is bracing itself for an explosive public inquiry into the controversial early retirement of its police commissioner, who is alleged to have been put under inappropriate pressure" with respect to a sensitive investigation involving a security contract.

A retired judge and a leading human rights lawyer from the UK are being flown in for the inquiry, which will resume with a preliminary hearing this month and hear allegations of corruption in the British overseas territory.