These are the leading stories making front-page headlines in Malta this Monday. Times of Malta reports that Lorin Scicluna has been acquitted of the murder of Lassana Cisse, while also noting that former minister Roderick Galdes was given a new government role just two days after his resignation. The Malta Independent leads with the jury's decision
Lorin Scicluna was offered a 30-year plea bargain for the murder of Lassana Cisse, but he refused the deal and opted for a trial. Times of Malta is informed that Scicluna’s defence team secured the plea bargain days before the trial was scheduled. Instead of taking the deal, he instructed his lawyers to go for a trial. Scicluna was acquitted by a nine-person
Lorin Scicluna was found not guilty of murdering Lassana Cisse on Sunday, but what happened to the other eight charges he faced? The former Armed Forces of Malta soldier faced nine charges in connection with the 2019 Ħal Far shootings, with the jury ultimately finding him not guilty of seven and guilty of two. Here is the full breakdown of the verdict
Lorin Scicluna’s acquittal of Lassana Cisse’s murder has sparked outrage across Malta, with activists and public figures questioning the country’s justice system. The former soldier was found not guilty of murder by an 8-1 jury majority on Sunday, seven years after Cisse was shot dead in Ħal Far. Scicluna was acquitted of seven charges but found guilty
Former soldier Lorin Scicluna has been acquitted of the murder of Lassana Cisse in a racially motivated drive-by shooting in Ħal Far in 2019, as well as the attempted murder of three other men. A jury on Sunday evening returned a 8-1 not guilty verdict over the murder of the 42-year-old father of two from the Ivory Coast and the attempted murder of
Matthew Caruana Galizia has called for the jury system to be scrapped, after the acquittal of Lorin Scicluna by a jury over the murder of Lassana Cisse and the attempted murder of three other men sparked outrage among civil society activists. The reactions came shortly after a nine-member jury acquitted Scicluna of murdering Cisse, a 42-year-old father
More than seven years after Lassana Cisse was shot dead while walking home in Ħal Far, a jury has cleared former soldier Lorin Scicluna of his murder. Sunday evening’s 8–1 acquittal followed almost two weeks of testimony about the April 2019 killing, which prompted outrage across Malta and scrutiny of racism towards migrants. The verdict also cleared
Former soldier Lorin Scicluna has been acquitted of murdering Lassana Cisse, more than seven years after the 42-year-old father of two was shot dead in Ħal Far. According to Times of Malta , a jury returned an 8-1 not guilty verdict on Sunday evening, acquitting Scicluna of the 2019 murder and the attempted murder of three other men. Cisse, who was
The jury in the murder trial of Lassana Cisse has begun deliberations, more than seven years after the 42-year-old father of two was shot dead in Ħal Far. As reported by Malta Today , nine jurors retired to consider their verdict on Sunday after Madam Justice Natasha Galea Sciberras concluded her final address. Former soldier Lorin Scicluna, 29, faces
A judge reminded jurors that Francesco Fenech is not the one currently on trial for the murder of Lassana Cisse as part of her closing address. Judge Natasha Galea Sciberras told jurors that Lorin Scicluna is the person whose innocence or guilt they must decide upon. The judge’s address is expected to end on Sunday, paving the way for a verdict. Scicluna
