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Council of Europe says Malta fails basic human rights obligations for minorities

Council of Europe says Malta fails basic human rights obligations for minorities 22 February 2021 The Maltese government has failed to collect any data on the prevalence of racially motivated crimes, or cases related to incitement of racial hate, according to the Council of Europe Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities in its 5th Evaluation Opinion.  The existing institutional framework in place that is supposed to fight discrimination is not in line with the Paris Principles, the report added, despite this being a framework pushed forward by European Commissioner Helena Dalli when she was the Minister responsible for its implementation.

Police error leads to double acquittal in ecstasy pills case

A second attempt by the police to secure a conviction for a man caught with nearly 60 ecstasy pills outside a party venue in 2013 has hit a brick wall after a magistrate ruled that he could not be charged twice for the same offence. The saga over the drug find began in 2013 when Andre Falzon, then a 22-year-old, was found in possession of 57 ecstasy pills during a party in Corradino. He was arraigned in September 2013 and following advice from his legal aid lawyer, admitted all charges. He was sentenced to three years in jail plus a €1,000 fine. A week into his prison term, his father sought the help of a new team of lawyers who spotted a mistake in the charge sheet. They went on to file an appeal arguing that he was charged with committing a crime on the night between August and 8 and 9, 2013, a month before the party was held.

Four ecstasy pills land man in jail, after eight-year wait

A man who was caught with four ecstasy pills in his shoe as he was queuing for a party in March 2013 has been jailed for three months following an eight-year criminal process. The 42-year-old man, Sherlock Cachia, was stopped as he was entering a party at MFCC in Ta’ Qali on the night of March 31, 2013. He was found in possession of ecstasy pills and was charged with possession of the drug in circumstances denoting they were not for his personal use. Magistrate Natasha Galea Sciberras heard police Inspector Johann Fenech testify that it was a one-off case and that the accused had no other drug-related convictions on his criminal record, which only contained traffic violations. The last conviction was dated 2003 so the court ruled the accused should benefit from a reduction in the punishment which should be kept to the minimum permissible at law.

Mandatory jail sentences making Malta s drug problem worse

Mandatory jail sentences making Malta’s drug problem worse - criminologist Criminologist Sandra Scicluna blames politicians for failing to address drug legislation over fears they might look ‘soft on crime’ 7 February 2021, 6:00pm by Karl Azzopardi Criminologist Sandra Scicluna believes mandatory prison sentences are exacerbating the country’s drug problem rather than solve it. In a recent court ruling, the 25-year-old son of European Commissioner Helena Dalli was handed a three-month jail term after he was apprehended outside a Paola party with two others in the process of acquiring six ecstasy pills, eight years ago. He was then aged 18. Scicluna, who was interviewed by Raphael Vassallo in this Sunday’s edition of MaltaToday, said the law does not provide the judiciary with any real discretion, when it comes to passing sentences.

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