Somali to face human trafficking charges

A Somali man is to be charged in court today with trafficking migrants between Libya and Malta. Informed sources said the arraignment follows police investigations based on information given by migrants who recognised the man when he came to Malta. The...

A Somali man is to be charged in court today with trafficking migrants between Libya and Malta.

Informed sources said the arraignment follows police investigations based on information given by migrants who recognised the man when he came to Malta.

The maximum penalty for human trafficking is currently five years imprisonment.

Somalis constitute the largest group of immigrants currently in Malta.

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