Romanian woman acquitted of drug importation

LOUIS JOSEPH BORG

Feb 12th, 10:54

people should be aware of what they carry even if given by a so callled loved one !

Francis Grech

Feb 11th, 20:51

What I cannot understsnd what is happening to the Maltese Micky mouse justice,a Romanian woman (from all the places) get cought red handed carrying dope in any form whether in powder or as some bright star said it could have been tablets,a straight forward an open and shut case held in prison for two and a half years than found not guilty by 9 profesional jurers(another bright fella called them)because her boyfriend planted it in to her bag and she was belived and set free without naming who her boy friend is,well as far as I am concern it could be any Maltese person already named to the autorities,as I said before what is the( minester of justice) if you can call him that doing about this travesty of the maltese law.

Joseph Delicata

Feb 11th, 12:03

I really hope that the Attorney General will appeal from this sentence and restore a little of the damage that is being done to our legal system. Our Legal system is in a total mess. It defends more the criminals then the victims and decent people. Shame on you law makers and politicians

Mr Anthony Briffa

Feb 11th, 07:21

I never realised that if one keeps insisting that one did not commit a crime one stands to convince the Maltese jury that one is innocent. How is it is that this lady had been carrying a weight of about one kilo in her hand bag and she did not bother to check what the weight was all about, assuming of course that the handbag was given to her by her beloved boyfriend? It might have been a either a present or even a bomb. This case calls for a retrial with an inteligent jury in place.

I would also like to suggest that whoever drew the charges should be put to intensive investigative training. If it was so simple for this lady to get acquitted simply by insisting that she did not know that the weight in her handbag consisted of a kilo of drugs, I wonder what sort of water tight charges were drawn up against her.

To add insult to injury, now that this lady is a free women, she might sue for damages for the two years she spent in jail waiting to be tried.

By the way hats off for the defence.

Wenzu Vella

Feb 11th, 06:45

It is still a very ambiguous situation to be sure of the truth. The report is very vague because there is no info to the public what measures has been implemented by the police for the veracity of the phantom boyfriend.

If the boyfriend identification is real, Malta should have jurisdiction on the boyfriend if it was established to be true that he used a courier without its knowledge to export drugs of dependence to Malta. If this was not followed by the Malta police then the police and the courts have plenty to answer for.

Anthony Arpa

Feb 10th, 19:10

In my opinion Adele must thank God that she was freed ..... This sentence now will means that in future all those caught importing drug,only want to keep insisting that someone gave them the bag thats all and they will be freed...... May i ask a question ... did Adele gave the Name and Address and all neccesary details of her boy friend .... Did by these datails her boyfriend was traced and arrested in these two years?
If the answers are no .... Then this is another strange sentence.

George Busuttil

Feb 10th, 18:18

Spending more than 2 years in prison for nothing is no joke. Lost time that cannot be replaced. We need to seriously think about these things and let our emotions carry us away.
Good luck Adele may you live long enough to forget this bad excperience and enjoy a healthy and fruitful life

George Busuttil
Director Fondazzjoni Mid-Dlam ghad-Dawl.

Martin Cassar

Feb 10th, 17:34

Here the dictionary definition of drugs:
noun
1. Pharmacology . a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being.
2. (in federal law)
a. any substance recognized in the official pharmacopoeia or formulary of the nation.
b. any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or other animals.
c. any article, other than food, intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans or other animals.
d. any substance intended for use as a component of such a drug, but not a device or a part of a device.
3. a habit-forming medicinal or illicit substance, especially a narcotic.
4. drugs,
a. chemical substances prepared and sold as pharmaceutical items, either by prescription or over the counter.
b. personal hygienic items sold in a drugstore, as toothpaste, mouthwash, etc.
5. Obsolete . any ingredient used in chemistry, pharmacy, dyeing, or the like.


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Perhaps the lady in question was carrying certain tablets?

adela creta

Feb 10th, 17:07

good evening everyone ...i think before to judge a person you suppost to know better about her case ,more details ...and dont forget that there was 9 people listening to her..9 experts..with the bless of God she get freedom...and dont forget that she was already in prison for 2years and 4month's.......

Raymond Caruana

Feb 10th, 17:04

I SEE ALL THE banged up abroad ? YOUR JOKING BUT THIS IS MALTA AND JUSTICE IS DEFFRENT FROM OTHERS TWO WIEGHTS TWO MEAUSERS

B Attard

Feb 10th, 16:41

issa titlob kumpens ta kemm damet arrestata.....dejjem minn fuq dahar il-poplu Malti.

Jay Oatmon

Feb 10th, 16:40

Romanians are getting a bad name - we have the Romanian child beggar mafia operating in London and the Romanian pick pocket gangs operating here in Malta. But it seems this is an honest good Romanian just tricked by her evil boyfriend - whatever next?

Dunstan Crockford

Feb 10th, 15:42

Saw the comments below.Well in this case the Learned Judge had NO alternative becasue she was found unanimously Not Guilty by the Jurors!

Vincent Scerri

Feb 10th, 15:00

Before we jump into conclusions against the judiciary, one important factor to look into is that the nine member jury were unanimous in their decision which was in favour of the accused. Maybe there are more things which we are unaware of.

Jay Oatmon

Feb 10th, 14:15

When you board a plan you are asked did you pack everything yourself, are there any gifts in your baggage etc.

Everyone knows not to take 'gifts' or unknown things in your baggage.

Presumably the court/police have insisted on details of the 'boyfriend' so that he can be arrested for drug trafficking before they will set this woman free.

James Tyrrell

Feb 10th, 14:00

What a joke! This woman arrived in Malta for a day trip carrying a suitcase given to her by her boyfriend and she didn't know there were drugs in it. What did she think was in the case, spare clothes to see her through the day?