A prison inmate is claiming a guard had to be restrained by a team of specially trained officers when he started beating him for refusing to use a hole in his cell floor as a toilet.

The medical certificate of Jason Decelis, seen by Times of Malta, highlights bruises he claims to have sustained during the altercation on Tuesday morning.

The incident prompted the Home Affairs Ministry to order an inquiry that is expected to be finalised later this week.

“I was told to use this hole, but I went to the bathroom. Then he grabbed me by the back of my jacket and pulled it off.

“I was topless and he dragged me to the ground and held me down. He started punching me on my arms and shouting at me for several minutes,” Mr Decelis said, describing the officer as “a giant”.

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