Victoria Buttigieg

Legal

Court decrees Syrian men accused of terrorism offences have a case to answer, clearing way for trial Court clears way for the indictment of two Syrian nationals on terrorism-related offences, decreeing that there was a case to answer

November 17, 2023   

(Malta Today) A court has cleared the way for the indictment of two Syrian nationals on terrorism-related offences, decreeing that there was a case to answer. Farhan Mohammed Sheikh, 29, and 23-year-old Abdullah Aliwi, both from Homs in Syria, are accused of […]

Legal

Men facing terrorism charges possessed videos showing ‘macabre executions’ Videos and images extracted from the mobile phones of men charged with terrorism were of executions and beheadings

October 5, 2023   

(Malta Today) Mobile phones belonging to men accused of terrorism-related charges contained over 100 videos containing flags of the terrorist group known as the Islamic State or Daesh, some showing macabre executions, a court has been told today. A police sergeant from […]

Law Enforcement

Doubts on terror charges against Syrian youths The attorney general’s decision to file terrorism charges against a group of seven young people from Syria described as an over-reaction by sources within the police force

May 8, 2023   

(Malta Today) The attorney general’s decision to file terrorism charges against a group of seven young people from Syria [has] been described as an over-reaction by sources within the police force. They told MaltaToday that the youths arrested last week in an […]