Articles by Matthew Vella

Law Enforcement

Police arrest man, 32, suspected of distributing extremist material Ivorian, 32, arrested in 5am raid in Ħamrun, in connection with the distribution of allegedly extremist material

October 31, 2024   

(Malta Today) A 32-year-old man from the Ivory Coast was arrested in a 5am operation on 31 October, Giovanni Barbara Street, Ħamrun, in connection with the distribution of allegedly extremist material. The arrest followed weeks of surveillance and intelligence analysis in a […]

Government & Politics

MSS vigilant on radicalisation of youths despite low terror threat on Malta Malta registered a low threat of terror in 2022, but Malta Security Services says prevention of online radicalisation needs to be at the forefront of its terrorism preparedness

January 9, 2024   

(Malta Today) Malta’s secret service, the MSS, said that while terrorism prevention is at the top of its agenda, its workload has been characterised by investigations against drug trafficking and illegal migration, as well as cyber-threats to critical infrastructure. Malta registered a […]

Academics & Education

Malta imam says religious vilification should be illegal, in France murder reaction Imam Mohammed El Sadi claimed the publication of Charlie Hebdo cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad played into the hands of Muslim extremists and extreme right groups

October 27, 2020   

(Malta Today) The imam of the Paola mosque, Mohammed El Sadi, has once again called for the criminalisation of blasphemy and the mocking of faiths, in a reaction to the fanatical murder of a French teacher who displayed the notorious Charlie Hebdo […]