Jailed for detention centre escape

A Palestinian man was yesterday jailed for two years for escaping from the detention centre at the police headquarters in Floriana last May. Gerreda Murad, also known as Hadi Mohammed Alsnusii Alabyad, 37, born in Bethlehem, admitted to escaping from...

A Palestinian man was yesterday jailed for two years for escaping from the detention centre at the police headquarters in Floriana last May.

Gerreda Murad, also known as Hadi Mohammed Alsnusii Alabyad, 37, born in Bethlehem, admitted to escaping from the police detention centre on May 25, 2005 and relapsing.

On handing down judg-ment, Magistrate Jacqueline Padovani Grima noted that Mr Murad had already been convicted of escape and assaulting police officers and she therefore could not treat him as a first-time offender.

Police Inspector Edel Mary Camilleri prosecuted.

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