An immigrant who had escaped from Malta with the help of a fisherman this morning pleaded guilty to illegally leaving the island to go to Germany.

Idriss Ali, 19, who was born in Togo but used to live in Burkina Faso, had escaped in August 2010.

He was repatriated to Malta recently.

The man, who was jailed for three months, had, before his escape, been refused asylum status.

Inspector Edel Mary Camilleri told the court that Mr Ali had cooperated with the police and his information led them to conduct another investigation.

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