Tag: Law court
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Jason Azzopardi arrested for alleged filming inside Law Courts
Lawyer Jason Azzopardi has been arrested for allegedly filming inside Malta’s law courts without authorisation. Azzopardi announced his arrest on Facebook, stating, “Ten minutes ago, I was arrested,” while informing his followers of the situation. The arrest stems from allegations that Azzopardi filmed Prime Minister Robert Abela and Justice Minister Jonathan Attard inside the court…
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Police sergeant to face court over alleged information leak
At 1pm today a police sergeant will be charged in court before Magistrate Victor Axiak, after an investigation into allegations of leaking private information to outsiders. The Malta Police Force emphasised it has zero tolerance for any kind of misconduct, including within its own ranks. Ruth ZammitNews Editor Journalist and Newscaster
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No, speaking to the defense lawyer of the accused as magistrate is not “normal”
I don’t know if Magistrate Donatella Frendo Dimech got this custom by watching Hollywood films on law and order, but there is nowhere in our code of law which makes it anywhere near acceptable for the magistrate to negotiate or discuss the accused’s sentence with the defence lawyer prior to handing out the sentence. I…
