Sunday, May 23, 2010

Somali accused of assaulting policeman - defence says migrant was actually the victim

A Somali man who was today charged with having assaulted and slightly injured a policeman said in court through his defence counsel that he was actually the victim of assault, in a racially motivated incident.

Mustafa Muhammed Isse, 36, who lives at Marsa open centre, was accused of slightly injuring the policeman, damaging his uniform and breaking public peace.

He was granted bail against a personal guarantee of €5,000.

His defence counsel, Joseph Brincat, said that what had taken place was the opposite of what the prosecution was claiming, and his client was manhandled in what was a case of racism.

The court ordered the Police Commissioner to investigate the claim.


Source: timesofmalta.com

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