The life and death of Carmelo Borg Pisani

The short life of Carmelo Borg Pisani (right) and his death by hanging by the British authorities at the prison in Kordin for spying for the Italians during World War II is documented in an exhibition at Ir-Razzett tal-Markiz in Mosta.

Borg Pisani was sentenced to death after he was charged with high treason and died at the gallows on November 28, 1942 aged 28.

Some historians tend to regard him as an idealist who wanted Malta to be integrated with Italy while others consider him a traitor. The exhibition includes a bust of Borg Pisani by Clive Busuttil of Vittoriosa.

The display was put together by Police Superintendent Ray Zammit whose field of specialisation is the death penalty.

Supt Zammit, who has spent 30 years in the force, is finalising his thesis for a BA (Hons) degree in criminology at the University of Malta and lectures at the police academy at Fort St Elmo, in Valletta.

The exhibition is open today and tomorrow between 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. and ends on Sunday when it is open between 10 a.m. and noon and between 6.30 and 9.30 p.m.