A man jailed for being an accomplice in the murder of Nazzareno Ebejer in 1989 has claimed breach of human rights because he was not accompanied by a lawyer when his police statement was taken.
George Pace, 55, had been jailed for 30 years.
He had filed an appeal which confirmed his guilt. This morning he filed the Constitutional application.
Lawyer Franco Debono said that the problem that his client had not been accompanied by a lawyer was compounded by the fact that he had a very low IQ and was illiterate. This had a direct effect on his answers in the statement.
Moreover, he had been taken to court 15 years after the crime.
Lawyer Marion Camilleri also signed the application.