Thief gets suspended jail term to pay back money stolen
A 20-year-old man from Qormi this morning given a one year jail term suspended for three years after he pleaded guilty to stealing €2,044 worth of items from Pretty Bay in Birzebbuga between July 20 and last Thursday.
Paul Falzon was accused of stealing 11 bags, the contents of which included three mobile phones, digital cameras and cash.
Magistrate Anthony Vella said he was giving the man a suspended jail term so that he would be able to pay the money stolen back to the victims. The magistrate also appointed a probation officer to follow Mr Falzon and ensure he paid the money.
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Lee Micallef
Aug 25th 2010, 11:05
Why not give him a jail sentence .......... followed by paying money (with interest and a bit extra for inconvienience ) back to his victims ?
maria aquilina
Aug 25th 2010, 00:00
I think that this young man does not have a job.I wonder how he is going to pay back.what he has stolen.
G Falzon
Aug 24th 2010, 21:09
This person committed a series of thefts over a period of time and not just one instance. I bet we shall hear his name in court very soon! Can someone explain how does a probation officer "follow" these guilty culprits?
A. Mizzi
Aug 24th 2010, 20:12
Crime does pay especially with such sentences!
Why not a year of hard labour instead of a year suspended sentence or community work so the chap gets a lesson that money has to be earned?
My sympathies to the victims for the traumas they suffer , as they do not seem to be getting any from the Law courts>
No deterrent at all, and items of sentimental value never gets replaced!
Peter Korsten
Aug 25th 2010, 08:58
The alternative would be that he wouldn't be able to pay back the money, and that taxpayers' money is used to enact the sentence. Somehow, this seems more pragmatic.