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Matthew Agius is Senior Reporter on Law and Court Affairs at MaltaToday. He is also a Legal Procurator and Commissioner for Oaths. Prior to reading Law at the University of Malta, Matthew served in the British Army.

Court & Police

No bail for man caught with 3.5kg of khat

A man accused of importing the banned substance did not request bail at this...

Court & Police

Ombudsman's authority to investigate AFM promotions confirmed on appeal

Throwing out an appeal filed by the Ministry for Home Affairs, the court has...

Court & Police

Driver guilty of causing pedestrian’s death gets suspended jail sentence

A 33-year-old man from Paola has had his driving licence suspended for a year...

Court & Police

Synthetic cannabis 'not illegal', court holds

A man has been handed a six-month conditional discharge for possession of less...

Court & Police

Weapons dealer cleared of keeping 38,000 cartridges too many due to change in law

A firearms dealer from Rabat has been cleared of conspiracy to commit a crime...

Court & Police

Cospicua man accused of being a pimp, denied bail

Stephen Galea, 37, arrested for allegedly forcing a 42-year-old woman to...

National

Tony Gauci, key Maltese Lockerbie witness, dies

Gauci had played a vital role in the trial of Abdelbaset al-Megrah, the man...

Court & Police

Cassone murder | Judge begins final address

The man on trial, whose name the media is prohibited from publishing, is...

Court & Police

Constitutional challenge against continued detention of suspected trafficker rejected

Court rejects constitutional challenge against continued detention of suspected...

Court & Police

Mafia turncoat extradition at impasse pending clarification from Italian courts

Extradition proceedings against Italian mafia informer Donatella Concas resumed...

Court & Police

Welshman gets suspended sentence for cannabis cultivation

Court rules that Alistair Smith had cultivated the illegal plant solely to...

Court & Police

Court frees Zejtun man of 2004 drug possession after prosecution fails to confirm illegality of substances

In a 12-year case, prosecution summons just three witnesses and fails to...

Court & Police

PaqPaqli court case delayed by lack of qualified interpreters

Criminal proceedings in connection with last year's PaqPaqli...

Court & Police

Appeals court sentences pregnant woman two months in jail for pickpocketing

The Court of Criminal Appeal has sentenced a pregnant woman to two months in...

Court & Police

Anonymous letter accusing CPD personnel of fraud dismissed as vindictive by court

Investigations began after the Ministry for Home Affairs and the media were...

Court & Police

After spending nine months in prison, court overturns assault conviction

A Romanian national spent nine months in prison before he was released when his...

Court & Police

Former In-Niggieza editor awarded compensation for 1973 imprisonment

Jailed in 1973 for criminal libel, Joseph Calleja, editor of the now defunct...

Court & Police

Man arraigned on domestic violence charge

A 46-year-old man has denied accusations of having assaulted his...

Court & Police

Mistra land auction suspended again after Montebellos claim Kuwaitis showed bad faith

A court has upheld a request to suspend the judicial sale by auction of the...

Court & Police

Polidano, Elbros cleared by Appeals Court of dumping construction waste at sea

The Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the court of first instance, holding...