The police have launched a search for a man who shouted insults at a magistrate in court in Gozo this morning.
The case happened when Magistrate Monica Vella delivered sentence in a civil case.
The man, clearly irked by the court’s findings, rose and fired a tirade of insults against the magistrate, who immediately ordered his arrest.
But since this was a civil case, there were no policemen in the hall and the man was able to get out and leave without hindrance.
Five years ago, a man was stabbed 14 times in a courtroom in Gozo. The aggressor was subsequently jailed for seven years.
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