Imbrahim Ahmed Yacoup, a migrant from Ghana, was today jailed for six months after he admitted to having used a forged Spanish residence card in an attempt to leave Malta illegally for Barcelona.

Lawyer Anthony Cutajar told the court that his client was trying to leave for a better life.

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