Illegal migrant jailed

An illegal immigrant who already escaped from Malta once before was yesterday jailed for six months for trying to leave the island on Tuesday using false Italian travel documents. Harun Nasir Iddris, 32, of Togo had absconded last December but was...

An illegal immigrant who already escaped from Malta once before was yesterday jailed for six months for trying to leave the island on Tuesday using false Italian travel documents.

Harun Nasir Iddris, 32, of Togo had absconded last December but was returned by the Italian authorities in January and then charged with leaving Malta illegally. He pleaded not guilty and was granted bail.

Mr Iddris yesterday admitted to breaching bail conditions, trying to leave the island using a false Italian resident permit card, an Italian identity card and an Italian passport.

Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera jailed him for six months after taking into consideration his early guilty plea.

Police Inspector Geoffrey Azzopardi prosecuted. Lawyer Martin Fenech appeared for Mr Iddris.

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