Updated: Man jailed for six years

Galea. L

May 7th 2009, 09:53

c.camilleri
The jury system is the best system as the jurors simply have to decide according to the evidence presented.
They are unknown to anyone prior to the jury and thus all sorts of foul play are eliminated.
This is certainly not to impinge upon the integrity of our Judges, but better to be careful rather than sorry.

Ronnie Gauci

May 7th 2009, 01:06

Not only this sentence was too short but I believe, after reading about the case, that more persons should have been arraigned following that day's fight. We live in Malta not in Congo or we do not?? Someone's son was killed that day who was in Malta to earn some money to send to his family not a cockroach, then we complain that it's not safe anymore to go out for a drink or to drive your car!

Galea. L

May 6th 2009, 21:52

c.camilleri
The jury system is the best in the world camilleri.
The jurors are chosen from a number of citizens and are not known before.
Al buon intendor poche parole.

Pamela Xuereb

May 6th 2009, 19:40

Mr Demicoli was found NOT guilty of murder then .... why was he jailed??? Besides, what about the murderer? Is he still on the streets? Somebody did kill him, so who is the guilty guy?

TRW O'Neill

May 6th 2009, 19:01

I would suggest that over 6 years to come to trial is rather slow , is it not? How can witnesses remember details from so long a time ago? are there not enough judges in Malta?

c.camilleri

May 6th 2009, 16:35

The trial by jury system has been giving us awkward results and it is about time that a trial by three Judges will replace it. Many times the jurors have been wanting in their judgement.

noel grixti

May 6th 2009, 14:59

how come that only one person has been jugded when a whole lot of people has taken part in the fight? From the articles on the times, this person was only involved in part of it and the other lot of people, where involved more!!

Charles Micallef

May 6th 2009, 13:56

Hitting someone with a bar stool and fracture his skull
WHICH RESULTS IN HIS DEATH
is an accidental death?

Which planet do we live on?

laurence schembri

May 6th 2009, 12:56

A filipino sailor was murdered in a brawl, if not the accused, someone must have killed him, how is it that only one man was brought before the courts.

r ferriggi

May 6th 2009, 12:26

dawn id decizjonijiet strambi u li kull min ihobb il gustizzja u hu kontra il vjolenza ma jistax jifhem.

cioe,,,, possibli mela dan il bniedem miet wahdu??

hadd mhu se jehel xejn?? hadd ma ghandu xi livell ta htija??

Marilyn Dimech

May 6th 2009, 12:20

Mr Demicoli was accused of the voluntary killing of this person, when in fact there were several other persons involved who all contributed. It would have been a disgrace had the jury found him guilty. Mr Demicoli happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time, and certainly made a mistake if he really threw the object at Mr Montalban, but he certainly didn't kill the man, and had no intention of doing so. His voluntary intention to kill had to be proven beyond doubt, and there was not enough evidence because there was no such intention. People who do not know Charles Demicoli shouldn't judge him as another 'lucky guy' whose lawyer managed to convince the jury.

edward bartolo

May 6th 2009, 11:59

How can a "massive blow to the head" be deemed accidental?!

Deo Catania

May 6th 2009, 11:35

"The jurors found Mr Demicoli guilty of having taken part in a fight which resulted in the sailor's accidental death."
Accidental what? this man was beaten, hit and what not and you call his death accidental? He was murdered. No one beats other people on their head with a stool just to joke with them. And on top of it all murder happened on Christmas Day.

J.Azzopardi

May 6th 2009, 11:33

How can the term "accidental death" be used. The very case is Mr Montalban's murder and not accidental death. This was a case of murder and someone killed this man, intentional or not. Where does this case go from here ?