A police constable was taken to court today to face charges of bribery.
Ian Grech, 36 of Marsascala, was accused of having accepted bribes from Jimmy Bonavia of Zabbar to strike off traffic contraventions.
He was also accused of having committed a crime he was duty-bound to prevent. He was also accused of relapsing.
During this afternoon's hearing, the Court was told that the constable was going through financial problems as he was in the process of separation.
The constable was granted bail against a personal guarantee of €10,000.