A former Malta ambassador to Libya charged with rape and a string of sexual and domestic violence offences allegedly committed against a subordinate, including at the Maltese embassy in Tripoli, has been released on bail. Franklin Aquilina, 51, who took up the ambassadorial post in September 2025, pleaded not guilty when he appeared before Magistrate
Former Maltese ambassador to Libya Franklin Aquilina has pleaded not guilty to a series of charges, including rape, involving a woman who worked under him at Malta’s embassy in Tripoli. Aquilina, 51, appeared in court today facing 11 charges linked to alleged offences said to have taken place between October 2025 and March and this year, some of them
The former Malta ambassador to Libya has appeared in court accused of the rape of a subordinate. Franklin Aquilina, 51, who became Malta's ambasssador to Libya in September 2025, denied all charges when he appeared before Magistrate Donatella Frendo Dimech on Thursday. He faces 11 charges relating to alleged offences between October 2025 and March