Monday, 19 October 2026
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News · Justice
New ministry figures describe the electronic monitoring scheme’s reach since January, but do not by themselves measure whether it prevents offending.
Why it mattersMaltaToday reports that 18 people have been electronically tagged since the system began in January, with eight breaches detected.
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News · Security
Why it mattersGlenn Bedingfield says amendments are being prepared to criminalise mobile phone possession and use at Corradino.
News · Courts
Why it mattersJohn Cassar, 47, appeared before Magistrate Nadia Helena Vella on Saturday and was remanded in custody after denying the charges.
News · Justice
Why it mattersJustice Minister Clifton Grima appointed Zammit Lewis to the laws post with effect from 16 October.
News · Courts
Why it mattersThe PN says its case concerns citizens’ access to fair information as well as political representation.
News · Courts
Why it mattersMagistrate Yana Micallef Stafrace acquitted Michael Stivala of every charge in a case involving his late father’s expired disability parking badge.
News · Courts
Why it mattersJudge Consuelo Scerri Herrera overturned the earlier refusal to compel police proceedings against the forensic accountant appointed to the hospitals inquiry.
News · Courts
Why it mattersKionash Malek Zadeh appeared before Magistrate Monica Vella after a warrant issued by the Helsingborg Public Prosecution Office on 30 September.
News · Courts
Why it mattersJaden Degiorgio was one of eight people arrested after police seized more than 28 kilograms of drugs, valued at around €3.5 million.
News · Courts
Why it mattersIn the continuing compilation of evidence, one witness said a caller claiming to protect his account obtained his password and directed him to a link.
News · Courts
Why it mattersInspector Kurt Colombo Zahra testified that CCTV showed Miriam Azzopardi entering a Marsa field with Isaac Asare but not leaving, while Asare was filmed departing alone.
News · Justice
Why it mattersJudge Rachel Montebello ruled that regulations permanently barring Carmel Schembri from holding a cab licence breached his right to private life under the European Convention on Human Rig…
News · Courts
Why it mattersMadam Justice Consuelo Scerri Herrera sentenced Amo Frank Kwaku, 30, to life imprisonment after jurors found him guilty of wilfully killing Isaac Kwabena Kyere, 23, in Marsa in 2021.
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