Good morning,
The leading story on all Maltese newspapers relates to the latest developments in the case of the murder of Lassane Cisse. The world headlines include the latest developments in the Huawei ‘war’, the elections in Australia, the Austrian scandal, Brexit and Madonna’s participation in the Eurovision.
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Main story:
The Malta Independent says that two AFM soldiers, Francesco Fenech, 21, and Lorin Scicluna, 22, were charged with the murder of Lassane Cisse in the drive-by shooting in Triq il-Ġebel, Ħal Far, last month. The Times says that the soldiers pleaded not guilty but no request for bail was made. In the same incident, two other migrants were wounded with shots from a firearm – Ibrahim Beh from Guinea and Modammed Jallow from Gambia. In-Nazzjon also follows the case against Fenech and Scicluna presided by magistrate Josette Demicoli. The soldiers are being accused racially motivated crimes including murder, attempted murder, and a hit-and-run incident. L-Orizzont says that the accused appeared calm in court while the charges were being brought against them. At one point, though, Scicluna’s eyes were filled with anguish when he saw his mother in tears, reports the paper.
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In other stories from Malta’s newspapers we read:
The Malta Independent publishes an interview with Alternattiva Demokratika chairperson Carmel Cacopardo about proposals by the European Greens. Among them, Cacopardo calls for bicycle superhighways and the enforcement of the minimum income directive.
The Times carries the story of a 36-year-old woman who fears going back to homelessness after her landlord doubled her rent without a contract. The woman spent six years in homelessness when she left the family house aged 18.
L-Orizzont reveals that Brandstatter has plans to invest some €19 million to add facilities to its Playmobile factory in Ħal Far. The new plant are expected to cover around 15,000 meters squared.
In-Nazzjon quotes PN Leader Adrian Delia who condemned ‘racism in all its forms’ and said that the party will not tolerate that Malta becomes associated with hate crimes. Delia said that no killing can be acceptable.
Via CiConsulta BeInformed Media Monitoring
