Justice Minister Owen Bonnici believes morality laws need to be revised in the wake of another court judgment slamming police action against lap- and pole-dancing clubs.

Dr Bonnici said the time had come for a thorough assessment to determine whether morality laws had to change or whether the police should take note of repeated court interpretations.

Magistrate Marseann Farrugia ruled on Thursday that lap and pole dancing in adult clubs were not illegal because they did not constitute an immoral activity.

The case in question dated back to 2006 and the police charged two men who ran an adult club in Qawra because of pole-dancing activities on the premises.

Read more in Times of Malta.

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