Scandalous bail uncovers bigger court scandal

A 41-year-old man awaiting trial on drug trafficking gets out of the country only to be brought back to Malta after being arrested in the Netherlands. On his return he is released on bail, but not for long.

27 May 2012, 12:00am
by Karl Stagno-Navarra

Sunday newspaper Illum reports that a file was stolen from court

Jeremy Ciantar, 41, from Sliema, awaiting trial on drug trafficking was granted bail after being arrested and extraditedback to Malta from the Netherlands.

However, 24 hours later his bail was revoked after the police discovered that a file containing Ciantar's evidence "was stolen" from court.

Ciantar was granted bail on Wednesday by Judge Michael Mallia after being brought back to Malta on a European arrest warrant.

He was arrested aboard an airplane in Schipol airport in Amsterdam as Ciantar was on his way to Thailand.