Somali man charged with carrying knife

A Somali man has been remanded in custody after he was charged with carrying a knife in Valletta.

The accused, Jama Ahmed Alli, 33, resident in Ghaxaq, was arraigned under arrest charged with being in possession of a knife at the Fontana Bar in Valletta on Saturday morning, and of committing a crime during the operative period of a suspended sentence.

He pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The prosecution, led by Inspector Jeffrey Scicluna, requested that the man be remanded in custody, arguing that a witness had claimed that the knife was meant for him.

The court, presided by Magistrate Doreen Clarke, upheld the prosecution’s request and remanded the man in custody.

Lawyer Joe Ellis was legal aid.