Charged with wilful damage
Michael Galea, a 45-year-old Birkirkara resident who was born in the UK, appeared in court yesterday charged with a string of charges, including causing wilful damage to a number of cars in Gżira on Saturday.
Mr Galea was charged with damaging a Mazda, which damage exceeds €1,164.69; damaging two vehicles owned by the government, which damage exceeds €116.47 but not €1,164.69; damaging the wall of a private property; as a public officer committed a crime he was in duty bound to prevent; tried to seriously injure a number of police officers; caused three people and a number of police officers to fear he would commit violence in their regard or on their property; drove or tried to drive a car when under the influence of drink and refused to submit himself to a breathalyser test at the police headquarters.
The accused pleaded not guilty and the court granted him bail under a number of conditions, including a personal guarantee of €5,000.
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Pierre Micallef-Grimaud
Sep 16th 2008, 00:00
What’s this obsession about police officers? Everyone seems to be on edge and ready to comment about the Force and its members. Whenever a public officer is arraigned in court and mentioned in the media, you instantly see comments against the police force, just as if every public officer on the Island was a policeman.
PAUL BUSUTTIL
Sep 15th 2008, 13:45
WAS THE PUBLIC OFFICER IN THIS CASE A POLICE OFFICER ?