MALTA
Times of Malta
Saturday, August 12, 2017by Matthew Xuereb
The police and the Attorney General’s Office are likely to appeal the sentence handed down to Fr Charles Fenech, who was found guilty of the violent indecent assault of a vulnerable woman.
Sources have said the police were not happy with the punishment meted out to the former director of the Kerygma Movement, who was given a three-month jail term, suspended for a year.
Times of Malta is informed that the victim, who at the time had mental health problems, is also disappointed with the punishment.
According to the law, the police have eight working days – until Wednesday – to file a note in the acts of the case, through which they can express their intention to appeal.
The Attorney General will then be notified and, in turn, will have another eight days to file his appeal.
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