A Syrian asylum seeker accused of travelling illegally to Sweden was given a suspended sentence after being deported back to Malta.
Police inspector Mario Haber told the court that Feras Al Haddad, 31, was one of the migrants who survived the 2013 Lampedusa boat tragedy.
Mr Haddad travelled out of Malta illegally to reach Sweden via Germany. He was caught by Swedish police and traced back to Malta through the pan-European fingerprinting system.
Migrants are fingerprinted in the first country in which they seek asylum and remain the responsibility of that State.
He pleaded guilty to the charges and was handed a six-month jail term, suspended for two years, by Magistrate Charmaine Galea.
Mr Haddad was represented by legal aid lawyer Simon Micallef Stafrace.