The oil trader at the heart of the 2013 Enemalta oil scandal is claiming that the refusal of his objection to the Tax Compliance Unit’s audit of his undeclared earnings, is a breach of his fundamental rights
Law students have demanded the immediate and urgent decriminalisation of abortion, saying those considering the procedure should be offered counselling instead of facing criminal prosecution.
Under Malta s criminal code anyone who seeks or helps with an abortion can be sentenced from 18 months to three years in prison, even though prosecutions are rare.
In a 154-page document on the subject, the Malta Law Students’ Society (GĦSL) called for Articles 241 and 243, which deal with abortion, to be immediately removed.
The document entitled Abortion: A Reproductive Right, or a Moral Profligacy? includes an analysis of laws in other countries, interviews with members of the legal profession and a discussion on the ethical and medical debates.