Wednesday, 3rd December 2008 - 11:35CET

29 cases of rape reported

A total 29 rape reports were received by the police in the first 11 months of this year.

Justice Minister Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici told Labour MP Helena Dalli in Parliament that the victims' ages varied from six to 60 years. One was a gang rape.

The police have arraigned 22 persons involved in 18 cases.

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Comments

Joseph Micallef (on 3/12/08)

And to think that this is just the tip of the iceberg because only the minority have the courage to report their ordeal to the authorities!

I. Galea (on 3/12/08)

Phil Press,

a harsh sentence could probably be a good deterrent...but the current reality is that rapists in Malta are being let off with a mere slap on the wrist (a fine, or suspended sentence...or a few months imprisonment if we're lucky).
...at this rate we may have reason to believe that the number of rape cases is certainly not going to drop anytime soon.

I end up feeling insulted every time i read an article about rape in Malta. the current system is primitive, degrading and certainly not helping to promote basic human rights.

Phil Press (on 3/12/08)

Over 1 every two weeks. maybe a figure which, would not draw any attention to a large country, but Malta!!.
Maybe there is no deterent