Accused of robbing former minister
Pillai Sivasankara, an Indian man resident in Msida, was remanded in custody today after being accused of stealing a gold ringworth €2,329 from former minister Wistin Abela on Tuesday.
He allegedly pulled the ring off wheelchair-bound Mr Abela, 79, at Our Lady of Sorrows Street in Zejtun. He also tried to steal his watch.
Sivasankara was also accused of harassing people by public begging and carrying a false ID card.
He pleaded not guilty and was remanded in custody.
Police inspectors Tony Cachia and Kevin Pulis prosecuted.
Mr Abela was a long-serving minister under Dom Mintoff and Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici, having been responsible for Air Malta and other public investments. He was also briefly responsible for finance.
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j brincat
Oct 21st 2012, 07:47
@Michael Borg
"so what he was a minister !!! he is just a maltese citizen !! the news should be theft from elderly which is very bad no need to mention ex minister !!!"
What's your point, merely to see your post on TOM?
So, pathetic!
(jb)
Valerie Calleja
Oct 21st 2012, 07:32
As soon as he is given the appropiate sentence ,deport him. Why does this Indian have a right to live and commit crimes in Malta? Dont we have enough with our own criminals as well as those who come from the EU?Deport him to his home country where he can do as he pleases,but he has no right to be here.
steve Micallef
Oct 21st 2012, 01:03
why are ministers made to look like demi Goods in Malta??
All they are is public servants who get to give them self's a pay rise every now and then? plus they get to play with public money NOT there own.........
Colin Stanley
Oct 20th 2012, 23:31
at least suspended sentence plus immediate deportation please.
Michael Borg
Oct 20th 2012, 19:39
so what he was a minister !!! he is just a maltese citizen !! the news should be theft from elderly which is very bad no need to mention ex minister !!!
Franco Farrugia
Oct 20th 2012, 20:19
Exactly. The fact that the theft was carried out on a vulnerable person is more than enough.
Martin Saliba
Oct 20th 2012, 21:11
Li kien per ezempj EDF hekk kont tajt xorta kieku ux ?
Jeffrey Mallia
Oct 20th 2012, 21:24
Love it or hate it ( which you do hate it !! ) he still was a minister............so what's your point ??
Michael Borg
Oct 21st 2012, 08:47
@ EDF yes would have complained the same he was just another civil servant paid a lot of money from our taxes !! he just had a job like many others he is not god either when are you gonna wake up thier reason there is POWER = MONEY nothing more
Charlie Grech
Oct 20th 2012, 19:26
Don't tell me, "suspended sentence"
Joe Galea
Oct 20th 2012, 19:50
No there won't be a suspended sentence as long as the victim is a public figure.
Jay Oatmon
Oct 21st 2012, 07:05
Unlikely because it's a foreigner and the victim was one of the former elite - but this is Malta and no one has any idea what daft sentence the courts may decide on (assuming he is convicted).
To fix the courts failings, there needs to be a full sentencing review with new guidelines, and a new bigger prison built - but this would upset the easy lifestyle of the lawyers and politicians.
Please choose the reason of your report below: