Ban on publication of court expert report requested
Vince Farrugia
The court was asked today to order a ban on the publication of details of a court expert report about the contents of GRTU director general Vince Farrugia's mobile phone.
The contents were made public during the hearing of a case instituted by the police against former GRTU member Sandro Chetcuti, who stands accused with Mr Farrugia's attempted murder after assaulting him in the association's Valletta offices in 2010.
Lawyers Kris Busietta and Stephen Tonna Lowell complained that sections of the media "used and abused" details of what was found on Mr Farrugia's Sim card, which was part of a report drawn up by a court expert.
They had already made a similar request in a previous court sitting when Mr Chetcuti's lawyers were using them as evidence to cross-examine witnesses.
The court had turned down this request but the lawyers are now saying the contents of the court report were being used by the media for partisan reasons and that this was having a drastic effect on their client's reputation.
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Tony Dalli
Feb 2nd, 05:47
He should have never agreed to mislead court procedings by being party to cooked evidence.
Philip Hili
Feb 2nd, 01:19
@ Victor Vella.
Prosit hej!! kemm taf tinsinwa!!!!
Joe Fenech
Feb 1st, 23:43
No one protected Sandro Chetcuti. Presumed innocence has been forgotten.
mark borg
Feb 1st, 20:24
Mela dan mhux wiehed mil 5 nazzjonalisti li kellhom jiehdu is siggu fil parlament ta EU? skont kliemu kien minghalija li bil votijiet li gab telgha hu Brussells u telgha iehor mieghu !
Michael Bugeja
Feb 1st, 19:42
Isma, forsi hemm miktub li ried iteghlla sitta meps flok hamsa fl-elezzjoni li gejja!!!!
Victor Vella
Feb 1st, 18:07
Xi gifieri kulhadd ikun jaf bniedem importanti bhal dan x`qal fuq il-mobile. Mela ahna ghalxejn morna nivvutaw ghall-Ewropa biex ikolna id-Data Protection Act. Forsi kellu xi skappatura miskin dan il-povru bniedem.
Martin Saliba
Feb 1st, 18:50
Kieku tellghu mhux wiehed , mux tnejn , mux tlieta , mux erba imma hamsa forsi kien ikollu minn jaqbez ghalih u jamlu xi ligi gdida biex taghdi tieghu.
Justin Spiteri
Feb 1st, 19:42
Ibzax issa diehla l- ACTA ... daqshekk privacy, kollox fil berah!
j brincat
Feb 1st, 17:49
Why is the ban being requested? one might ask.
(jb)
Joe Spiteri Gauci
Feb 1st, 18:39
dik x'hini affari tieghek x'affarijiet dawn. Int meta titkellem fuq il-mobile taghmila publika l-konvesazzjoni .... hallina man ... tindahalx f'affarijiet ta haddiehor
Bernard Pollacco
Feb 1st, 18:44
@j brincat...now show us all your sms/calls and see how you'll like it !
A. Tabone
Feb 1st, 18:49
Because the private life of a victim of GBH is not our business, but rather his. The court needs to be aware of the court expert's report. We definitely do not.
m. borg (slm)
Feb 1st, 17:44
"...... used by the media for partisan reasons ...." wasn't aware that the GRTU is a political party or am I getting the reasoning behind the request wrong?