MALTA
Times of Malta
The Parole Board’s decision to grant pedophile priest Godwin Scerri parole did not reflect the government’s position, the government said in a statement today.
It added that it however respected the independence of the board.
Mr Scerri, a defrocked priest, was three years ago jailed five years after he was found guilty of sexual abuse on young boys in his care.
He will get out of jail on parole today.
Earlier today, the Church Commission for the Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults said that decisions on prisoners being granted parole were taken by the Parole Board.
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