Libyan embassy clashes: Libyans granted bail
Updated 11.49 p.m.
Five Libyans and a Syrian were granted bail tonight after being arraigned in court and accused of having assaulted, resisted or disobeyed police orders during a protest near the Libyan embassy. They are alleged to have been involved in clashes with policemen who sought to keep apart Gaddafi supporters and those who oppose the regime.
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Mohannid Gardazin, a 29-year-old Syrian who lives in St Paul’s Bay and Libyans Ali Bodhir, 35, of Paola, Sladeddin Said, 40 and Mazin Abdusakam, 23, of St Paul’s Bay, Isa Ali Makaomi, 32, of Msida, and Ittaruni Abdulla, 30, of Attard, all anti-Gaddafi protesters, were also accused of having held a demonstration without a police permit. One was accused of incitement to commit a crime.
All were arrested during the clashes with the police. They pleaded not guilty.
In a statement, the police said some of the anti-Gaddafi protesters had thrown stones across the Rabat road at the Gaddafi supporters who were gathered outside the Libyan embassy, and policemen had to intervene.
Later, the anti-Gaddafi protesters disobeyed police orders and tried to cross the road to reach the Gaddafi supporters in front of the embassy. The police intervened again. Some of the protesters blocked the road but the police eventually managed to restore order.
The Gaddafi supporters were then asked by the police to enter the embassy while the protesters were asked to leave. "Not all the protesters cooperated."
The Gaddafi supporters were taken out of the embassy in a bus under police escort amid further arguments between the rival groups.
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Martha Zerafa
Mar 23rd 2011, 08:47
Ghax ma jmorrux jiprotestaw il libja dawn u jhalluwna bi kwieti!!Mela meta deheru fuq xarabank u fuq affari taghna qishom angli imma ha nighdilkom haga huti maltin hmar taghqtalu dembu hmar jibqa u dawn il vjolenza go demmhom qeghda u mhux ta min jafdhom ghax biex jaqlawlek wahda ma jridux wisq anzi dak l ambjent veru taghhom!!
pat camilleri
Mar 23rd 2011, 06:41
These lybians are living in flats in Sliema,5 to a room, in blocks of horrible buildings which have replaced period houses.They watch TV all day waiting for news in their country.The sound of the television is turned up so high, that their neighbours cannot sleep.Some also live in so called up market flats in tower road and quisi sana....doing more or less the same thing.Have they been given maltese citizenship, I wonder?Are they considered asylum seekers perhaps?Time will tell.
david gatt
Mar 22nd 2011, 12:26
@Vincent galea
Quote: 'If planet Earth this day were to be visited by aliens what would be their impressions of humans ?'
They would definetely be surprissed that the less intelligent species on Earth whom we call animals are capable (despite their limitations) to lead a peaceful life more than humans. Sorry for having to be blunt in my reply.
victor borg
Mar 22nd 2011, 12:18
Jista' xi hadd jghidilna fejn qieghed l-ambaxxatur tal-Libja ghal Malta biex jikkundanna dawn il-protesti aggressivi? Suppost li hu jirraprezenta lil Libjani kollha. Ghallinqas hekk qal. Mela kif ma smajnix kelma ta' kundanna minghandu. J'Alla li jien zbaljat izda nippretendi li ambaxxatur ta' ambaxxata jghid kelma fuq il-htiega li jkun hemm rispett reciproku bejn iz-zewg nahat. Hadd ma jmur f'dar haddiehor u jhalli dizordni ssir min-niesu quddiem ghajnejh! Jekk xejn apologija lil poplu Malti ta' dawn il-grajjiet li jaghtu dehra kerha ta' pajjizna.
Bir-rispett kollu, kelma wahda nahseb li qal tajba dan l-ambaxxatur li huma jinhtiegu 'evoluzzjoni' izda evoluzzjoni fil-mod ta' kif igibu ruhhom ma' xulxin f'pajjizhom u f'pajjiz haddiehor. Demokrazija minghajr imgieba civili hija biss FARSA. Dan qed nghidu ghaliex nixtieq il-gid u nirrispetta lill-Libjani kollha; huma min huma ghaliex kollha tad-demm u l-laham. Izda fuq kollox, inhoss ukoll li ghandu jkun rispett lejn pajjizna li tant hadem bil-fatti u mhux bil-paroli biex jghin lil kulhadd irrispettivament min twemmin, razza jew kulur!
b.micallef
Mar 22nd 2011, 10:51
These people should not be allowed to do these illegal protests. They are
harming our tourist industry at this very delicate time, and they are doing
these protests without a police permit. They should go and fight their
battles in their country not in our country. God gave them more than
enough rich natural resources (for 5.5 million people only) and it is a
shame that they are killing each other.
Ray Mangion
Mar 22nd 2011, 09:58
We should not allow this to happen. The Ambassor to Libya should be sent back to Libya and shut the Embassy down. Where have these Pro Gaddafi people come from all of a sudden.? Did they have a permit to protest? Or is it because us, the public pointed the matter out yesterday? Most likely money to demonstrate was exhanged as it is happening in Libya. We are in a very precarious situation now; we don`t need anymore danger.
DGalea
Mar 22nd 2011, 12:47
Pro-Gheddafi Libjans have been around since the glorious by-gone days when we were officially pronounced as blood-brothers to Libjans , Arabic became a compulsary subject for any would-be University student ,and a number of organizations sponsored by Gheddafi money were set up in Malta.
m.farrugia
Mar 22nd 2011, 09:39
Minghajr ma nidħol fil-meritu ta dak li inqala bejn iz-zewġ gruppi rivali ta Libyani il-biereh issa hareg fil-berah min huma dawk li qed jappoġġaw lil Ghaddafi f'Malta. Il-bicca il-kbira kienu studenti li hemm fl-ex- St. Michaels Training College li kien tnehha minn kullegg għal għaliema Maltin u nghata lil Libyani. Tajjeb li wiehed izomm ghajnejh fuq dan il-post u dawk li jmorru jistudjaw fih.
Joan Nelson
Mar 23rd 2011, 01:41
Very good insight to bring out to those of us that are unaware.
One kind of wonders what they are taught in that school besides what it claims to be teaching.
Journalists might earn some points to go there and report the activity over there
now and in the future, (regardless who comes out victorious in the end) because
if the rebels win the war, there will always be a grudge by the pro Gaddafi's and they
will always be looking to strike when no one is looking - and if rebels lose they will go on being
punished for their revolution. Hope one of our young journalists will make it his mission to follow through with photos of who and what goes in and out of the ex-St. Michael's College.
Lawrence Farrugia
Mar 22nd 2011, 09:26
If they feel so strongly (be it in favour or against) then they should be given the opportunity to go to Libya and demonstrate over there rather than complaining over here, and exposing the Maltese islands to a risk of retaliation. They should all be deported to Libya not be granted bail to contiune to cause unrest in Malta.
mario gellel
Mar 22nd 2011, 08:56
Where is our LAW&ORDER ??? Or is it only there to be implimented on the Maltese ???
A bunch of outsider are difying the Maltese authority and causing panic to our homeland.
There is a limit and law for everything. Just use it and don't let these few blackmale us.
And that goes for every non Maltese. If you don't like it, just Leave.
Joe Muscat
Mar 22nd 2011, 08:14
Looking fwd to hear that the embassy paid them the lawyers?!
BTW, was it so difficuilt to go to court in the morning>? As to open the court late @ night for something that was far from the 24hrs arrest legally allowed, for me sounds more than like an abuse by the authorities them selves. What was the price Gahan il- Malti paid last night for this??
C Vella
Mar 22nd 2011, 08:03
and this kind of people are the ones that will supposedly bring peace and democracy in Libya eventually... we're doomed!
J. Borg
Mar 22nd 2011, 08:00
If they are so anti-Gaddafi....why don't they go to Libya to help their friends the Rebels to oust Gaddafi. Instead of holding protests here?
Charles Zammit
Mar 22nd 2011, 08:00
Well done to the police. Enough is enough. While much sympathy is expressed with the Libyan people they would do well to remember that they are only guests here and while here they have to obey our law. Unruly behaviour is not allowed in Malta. If they feel they should be actively militating against the Colonel all they have to do is go back home and join they brothers. If they stay here they have to make sure they do not poise a threat to our peace.
Vincent Galea
Mar 22nd 2011, 07:19
If planet Earth this day were to be visited by aliens what would be their impressions of humans ?
Stephen Florian
Mar 22nd 2011, 06:57
It is the pro-Gaddafi supporters who should be arraigned. Revoke all their visas now and sent them back to Libya. They publicly support a mass murderer. An outlawed head of state and dictator. Amongst them there could be nested the perpetrators of future terrorist attempts as desired and orchestrated by Ghaddafi in the Mediterranean. There is a war next door and Malta should wake up, this is a war against us too, although apparently the threat is latent. The Maltese Government should clamp down and carefully monitor l activities inside the Corradino Mosque, the Ta' Giorni Libyan School and all other spheres of interest connected to the Ghaddafi regime in Malta. The time of being nice and putting up a tame face for the sake of diplomacy is finished, Maltese sympathizers should be put under check. We are EU members and our neutrality will do little if anything to protect us when madness will be let loose in order to please the tyrant's ego.
Franco Farrugia
Mar 22nd 2011, 06:53
For the umpteenth time, and I don't care who reproduces this comment in his/her blog, these Libyans should realise that they are in someone else's country and we don't need their trouble and tension as well: the Police have enough on their hands as it is. There: quote me!
Noel Mifsud
Mar 22nd 2011, 06:06
we are a free country we respect their religion believes but please let us live in a quiet atmosphere. They should go and protest in Libya, cos up to now the embassy is still the Government of Libya property, like it or not, and our police have have all the right to law enforcement this situation, so stop doing these things. You r invitd to go to Libya and do all the protersts necessary. Thanks
Joseph Borg
Mar 22nd 2011, 00:54
Why not the others who were supporting gaddafi were not arraigned as well. Did they had any permit to organise a dangerous protest like this in favour of a tyran. The whole world is seeing what the regime is doing to his people. I say one thing that those who favour the regime should go in Libya and protest there because they have all the protection they needed. But the anti gaddafi protestors dont have any protection nowhere. I symphatize with them as only they knows what they are suffering. In my opinion these were being provoked by the supporters of gaddafi. And who provoke is also breaking the law.
Peter Bonnici
Mar 22nd 2011, 00:09
Have any pro Gaddafi demonstators been arrested? Did they have a permit to hold a gathering of more than 10? Still sucking up to Gaddafi are we?
muhannad Shembesh
Mar 21st 2011, 23:18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7MUG24OqLY
L Spiteri
Mar 21st 2011, 21:47
This is MALTA not Libya. These protest have to stop. Tomorrow Moviment graffiti will do something !!!
Corinne Vella
Mar 22nd 2011, 10:50
This is MALTA, not Libya. Protests are allowed.
john vella
Mar 21st 2011, 21:44
This non sense has to stop before it escalate. If these people want to show their courage, why not go where the action is and leave us alone?
Let us get some order can we.
Corinne Vella
Mar 22nd 2011, 10:52
They could go to the festi, couldn't they? There's usually plenty of action there.
What are you worried about?
Ross Micallef
Mar 21st 2011, 21:13
Now we will pay the price for Mitoffs and KMB love of that maddog