Migrant re-arrested

A Palestinian man who escaped from the Safi detention centre early last May was re-arrested on Saturday and jailed yesterday for six months. In the arraignment, Namel Hamida, 30, aided by legal aid lawyer Mark Mifsud Cutajar, admitted to escaping and...

A Palestinian man who escaped from the Safi detention centre early last May was re-arrested on Saturday and jailed yesterday for six months.

In the arraignment, Namel Hamida, 30, aided by legal aid lawyer Mark Mifsud Cutajar, admitted to escaping and Magistrate Antonio Vella passed sentence taking into consideration his early guilty plea.

Police Inspector Mario Haber prosecuted.

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