Man alleging robbery charged with filing false report
A man who claimed he was robbed by an Italian man finds himself in the dock charged with filing a false police report.
27 May 2014, 2:49pm
Chris Mangion
Chris Mangion
Nigerian Abubakar Imrahim Jabril was granted bail after pleading not guilty to filing a false police report.
The 29-year old reported to the police that he suffered a hold-up at the hands of a certain Italian national, Salvatore Caschetto. However, investigations revealed that the Italian had lent €5,000 to the accused.
After Jabril pleaded not guilty, legal aid Simon Micallef Stafrace requested bail.
Magistrate Natasha Galea Debono granted the accused bail against a deposit of €500 and a personal guarantee of €5,000.
Inspectors Joseph Mercieca and Spiridione Zammit prosecuted.
Chris Mangion is MaltaToday’s photojournalist, joining the newspaper in 2013.
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