An eight-year prison sentence handed to Lorin Scicluna for grievously injuring May Malimi in a racially motivated hit-and-run has left people questioning whether the punishment was harsh enough for such a serious crime. Judge Natasha Galea Sciberras said her hands were tied by the limit set by the Attorney General, who, in turn, is insisting that the
Lorin Scicluna’s defence lawyers have confirmed that his eight-year prison sentence fell within the legal parameters available to the court, as they prepare to discuss a possible appeal with their client. Speaking to TVM News outside court on Thursday morning, defence lawyer Edward Gatt addressed the sentencing following an error in the Attorney General’s
A mistake by the Attorney General’s office limited the sentence available to the judge who jailed former soldier Lorin Scicluna for eight years for grievously injuring May Malimi in a racially motivated hit-and-run. Madam Justice Natasha Galea Sciberras said the offence carried a maximum prison term of 12 years. But prosecutors specified a maximum
Lorin Scicluna could have faced up to 12 years behind bars, but an error in the Attorney General’s indictment meant the court could only sentence him to a maximum of nine years. The detail emerged on Thursday morning as Judge Natasha Galea Sciberras sentenced the former AFM soldier to eight years in prison for grievously injuring May Malimi and driving
Former AFM soldier Lorin Scicluna has been sentenced to eight years in prison after being found guilty of grievously injuring May Malimi and driving a vehicle without registration plates. The sentence was handed down on Thursday morning by Judge Natasha Galea Sciberras, just days after a jury acquitted the 29-year-old of the 2019 murder of Lassana
Former soldier Lorin Scicluna has been sentenced to eight years in prison after being found guilty of grievously injuring May Malimi in a hit-and-run described by prosecutors as racially motivated. The sentence was handed down by Judge Natasha Galea Sciberras following a jury trial which attracted widespread public attention, particularly over the
The Attorney General is only asking for a maximum sentence against Lorin Scicluna because of public sentiment, Scicluna’s defence lawyers argued, as the court hears final arguments before handing down its sentence against the former soldier. Lorin Scicluna was acquitted last Sunday of the murder of Lassana Cisse and the attempted murder of three other
The Attorney General’s office says it has confidence in the “professionalism and commitment” of its prosecutors, as criticism mounts over two high-profile murder trials it has lost in two months. A jury cleared Lorin Scicluna of the racially motivated murder of Lassana Cisse on Sunday in a shock decision that came shortly after a jury found Yorgen
Lorin Scicluna is set to learn his sentence tomorrow, Thursday 5th November, at 9am, Lovin Malta can confirm. The sentencing follows last week’s jury verdict in the trial concerning the 2019 killing of Lassana Cisse Souleymane, a 42-year-old father of two who was shot dead in Ħal Far. Scicluna, a former Armed Forces of Malta soldier, was acquitted
Attorney General Victoria Buttigieg has “intentionally weakened” her office, a PN MP has charged after her office lost two murder trials within two months. Mark Anthony Sammut was speaking out after the shock acquittal of Lorin Scicluna over the race-hate murder of Lassana Cisse on Sunday and after a jury cleared Yorgen Fenech of involvement in the
