Immigrant denies leaving island illegally

sean grima

Feb 18th 2010, 15:22

if the immigrant had applied for asylum in Malta, he was here legally and cannot be deported, but is subject to the same law and punishments as maltese citizens.

lgalea

Feb 6th 2010, 20:49

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/8499849.stm
Pair jailed for smuggling immigrants into Portsmouth
A French local councillor and her son have been jailed for helping to smuggle 16 Vietnamese immigrants into the UK. Christiane Chocat, 51, of Lumigny-Nesles-Ormeaux, France, admitted hiding the group in a vehicle which arrived at Portsmouth on a ferry in October 2009. Her son Benjamin, 20, of Choisy-Le-Roi, France, pleaded guilty to the same offence last month. They were sentenced at Portsmouth Crown Court to three years and five years respectively......

Denis Catania

Feb 6th 2010, 17:47

When it come to illegal immigration. WE HAVE A WEAK GOVERNMENT.

Andrew Paris

Feb 6th 2010, 15:46

They came here illegally why can't they leave here illegally?
Europe is one and a person has the right to go anywhere in Europe, so let them go!

Charles Sammut

Feb 6th 2010, 14:27

@ Igalea

It is the poor farmers who till the fields around Hal Far tent city who are doing a lot of supporting. Their crops and fruit disappears from the fields all the time.

Which explains why that Safi farmer was so irate when he caught a Libyan escapee in his field.

lgalea

Feb 6th 2010, 13:43

Why is he not deported forthwith?
Why are the Maltese citizens being made to support him and his ilk through their taxes?

Charles Sammut

Feb 6th 2010, 12:20

This, and similar incidents prove what a farce the idea of One Europe and the Schengen Agreement really are. If countries that are included in the Schengen Treaty are considered borderless between them, then why is it illegal to move from one country to another freely?

Kanna ohra li ha l-GonziPN biex ikun iktar Ewropew mill-Ewropa.

louise vella

Feb 6th 2010, 10:55

Where does Mr Bakar Amin come from? Is it from a country that entitles him to refugee status?

How much has he cost the Maltese taxpayer? The Italian police probably charge the cost of his return to Malta to the Maltese government. Then there is legal aid, the cost of the police inspector, the magistrate ... And Judge Galea Debono (see top story) complains that the magistrates have a long waiting list of cases!