A 42-year-old man from Mellieha this morning pleaded not guilty to manufacturing and hiding an explosive device at an abandoned building in the area known as Tat-Trapna in Rabat.
Robert Cortis also pleaded not guilty to storing explosive substances without a licence, to being in possession of a weapon without a licence, and to moving the weapon without informing the police about the change in address.
He was remanded in custody.