Shaukat Ali and his wife can stand trial, court decrees
In a 10-minute sitting on Thursday, Magistrate Rachel Montebello read out the decree in the presence of the accused couple
Operation Octopus: Customs personnel charged with fraud and corruption
EPPO investigation Operation Octopus uncovers fraudulent scheme to evade the payment of customs taxes and duties on the importation of clothing, bags, shoes and other goods from...
Angelo Gafa reappointed Police Commissioner

Home Affairs Ministry announces Angelo Gafa’s reappointment •...

Home Affairs Ministry announces Angelo Gafa’s...

More than €1.1 million in fines declared null after court finds FIAU breached companies' rights

The cases involved Truevo Payments Ltd, who were fined €443,670 by the FIAU, as well as Vivaro Ltd who were fined €733,160 

The cases involved Truevo Payments Ltd, who were fined...

FCID sat on offer of information about social benefits fraud for months

Financial Crimes Investigation Department (FCID) left a would-be whistleblower’s offer of information about the €10 million benefits-for-votes fraud...

Financial Crimes Investigation Department (FCID) left a...

Construction firm ordered to pay €1.1m damages to family of French teenager killed in Malta holiday villa

A Maltese court has awarded the family of a teenage French tourist killed by wall collapse while on holiday in Malta €1.1 million in damages that have to...

A Maltese court has awarded the family of a teenage French...

Jamie Vella files 10th bail request, as defence lawyers allege 'missing volumes' of evidence

Lawyer representing accused murderer Jamie Vella rails against the Attorney General, insinuating that ‘a group of people who have an interest’ in...

Lawyer representing accused murderer Jamie Vella rails...

Judge revokes €20 million freezing order following Sciacca Grill’s Vitals criminal case acquittal

Judge Edwina Grima: ‘The Court is not given the privilege of waiting for the Attorney General to decide whether or not to contest the decision to...

Judge Edwina Grima: ‘The Court is not given the...

Man dies after getting electrocuted while assembling scaffolding

An investigation by the Occupational Health and Safety Authority and the police...

An investigation by the Occupational Health and Safety...

Schembri, Mizzi request for constitutional review of freezing order time limit upheld

A judge at the Criminal Court has upheld a request by Keith Schembri and Konrad Mizzi for constitutional review of the seven-day time-limit imposed on...

A judge at the Criminal Court has upheld a request by Keith...

Man succumbs to his injuries after Sunday’s Swieqi gas explosion

Swieqi garage explosion that rocked locality and left an elderly man dead is...

Swieqi garage explosion that rocked locality and left an...

Four injured in Wednesday evening fight in Marsascala

Persons involved in Wednesday evening fight in Marsascala hospitalised

Persons involved in Wednesday evening fight in Marsascala...

Police might still be investigating individuals linked to Vitals scandal

During the sitting one of the witnesses started reading out a list of names which were of interest to the Vitals inquiry, but the court banned the...

During the sitting one of the witnesses started...

Qawra man caught with 57 pills and cocaine at beach nightclub denies trafficking charges

The court heard that in April this year, the man had attempted to sell drugs to a woman at a Bugibba beach club, who then called the police

The court heard that in April this year, the man had...

Man acquitted of defiling his former girlfriend’s nieces after testimony puts their claim in doubt

Court-appointed experts and magistrate both express doubts about the children’s claims, which they suspected to be false

Court-appointed experts and magistrate both express doubts...

Joseph Muscat challenges €30 million freezing order in court

Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s lawyer argues the amount...

Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s...

Woman acquitted of fake BOV app scam after husband confesses to leaving her 'clueless'

The woman's husband admitted to creating a fake BOV Facebook page, deceiving customers into providing security codes for transactions. He also...

The woman's husband admitted to creating a fake...

Two men handed suspended sentences after arson attack on two cars in Għajnsielem

On account of their criminal record and their early guilty plea, the Court sentenced the two men to two years in prison, which were suspended for four years

On account of their criminal record and their early guilty...

Dominican trafficker jailed seven years over role in €600,000 cocaine bust

25-year-old Dominican woman Meiby Ramirez Gomez was arrested at Malta International Airport in 2021 with some 140 capsules filled with the suspected drug...

25-year-old Dominican woman Meiby Ramirez Gomez was...

Police commissioner: ‘We had no visibility of Vitals magisterial inquiry’

Commissioner Angelo Gafà insists in court that the police were kept in the dark throughout the magisterial inquiry into the hospitals concession to...

Commissioner Angelo Gafà insists in court that the...