Former Mosta Mayor Paul Chetcuti Caruana has been ordered by Magistrate Francesco Depasquale to pay a total of €2,000 in damages to Nazarenno Vassallo after finding him guilty of libel.

Mr Vassallo, himself a former mayor, filed two libel cases against Dr Chetcuti Caruana over an article headed The Untouchables in the council's magazine  Il-Kunsill Tieghek and Ir-remettar ta Zaren Vassallo in l-orizzont.

Ivan Bartolo, editor of the council magazine, was fined €100.

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