Legal Gap Stops Court From Rearresting Man Who Fled Malta During Rape Case

A Maltese court has ruled that it cannot order the rearrest of a man who fled the country while out on bail in an ongoing rape case, due to a gap in the law, as reported by Times of Malta. Magistrate Claire Stafrace Zammit delivered the ruling in the case of Mazhar Mushtaq, a 35-year-old Pakistani national who was brought back to Malta after being

Rape suspect brought to Malta on a European warrant cannot be rearrested

A court has ruled that it cannot order the rearrest of a man who fled Malta while out on bail during an ongoing rape case due to a legal lacuna. Magistrate Claire Stafrace Zammit gave the ruling in the case of Mazhar Mushtaq, 35, from Pakistan, who appeared in court last week following a European Arrest Warrant issued in February 2023. He was found

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