MALTA
The Malta Independent
by Francesca Vella
Article published on 20 April 2012
The case of the priest who was cleared of rape because of a mistake in the charge sheet could have been revised when there was the opportunity to do so, and then Justice Minister Carm Mifsud Bonnici should assume political responsibility for the lack of investment in the office of the attorney general, according to the Labour Party’s spokesperson for justice José Herrera and spokesperson for security and home affairs Michael Falzon.
Addressing a press conference outside the Law Courts building, Dr Herrera also referred to the need to tackle the issue of bomb threats at the Law Courts, saying they naturally slow down the work of the courts and have been happening too often.
On the case of defrocked priest Godwin Scerri, who was acquitted of rape, Dr Herrera said the rape charge could have been revised.
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