The police have filed an application in court for the revocation of bail granted to a woman who allegedly falsely claimed in court that her estranged husband had sexually molested their daughter.

The evidence had led to conviction and imprisonment but the man, Emanuel Camilleri, was released after serving 400 days of a two-year jail term.  

The police claimed in court today that Lisa May Camilleri had gone to the bus terminus and asked two bus drivers about her husband, who works with Transport Malta. The police said this was a violation of bail.

But Ms Camilleri burst into tears as she rejected the claims, telling the court that she had not spoken to anyone. Her mother backed her denial.

Taking the witness stand, bus driver Martin Grech said that Mrs Camilleri had asked him and another driver whether they knew her husband. She also told them that he was going to throw her in prison.  

Driver Saviour D'Amato, echoed the previous testimony.

Police Inspector Sandro Camilleri said he received a phone call from Mr Camilleri who said that there was a woman who was asking after him and saying he was going to throw her in prison.

Taking the witness stand, Ms Camilleri denied having approached anyone. She said she had been with her mother having a coke at City Gate. Breaking down in tears she asked why these people would lie about her.

"I'm not a liar," she insisted, adding that she had even deleted her daughter's phone number, his number and his partner's phone numbers from her phone book so that she would not have anything to do with them. 

She denied ever knowing he used to work with Transport Malta.

Taking the witness stand, her mother Mary Carabott kissed a picture of her dead grandson and said that she and Ms Camilleri had enjoyed a soft drink while waiting for the bus. She denied that her daughter asked for her ex-husband. Asked to confirm this, she grabbed the crucifix and kissed it again. 

In submissions, Police Inspector James Grech, said that the court had clearly explained to Ms Camilleri that as part of her bail conditions, she should not in anyway contact the witnesses, and yet this was what she tried to do.

Defence lawyer Martin Fenech said the police application was void and there was conflicting testimony.

This, he said, was a farce. For how could the police say she was influencing a witness when she was having a coke at the bus terminus? No one had claimed she asked the drivers to send a message to her husband, he said.

The court will take a decision on the revocation of bail on Thursday.