The evening roundup provides you with quick overview of the main news as reported by Malta’s news portals.
Court experts presented analysis of the footage of a boat that is said to belong to one of the men accused of killing Daphne Caruana Galizia. MaltaToday reports on the compilation of evidence concerning the ‘Maya’. The defense counsel cast doubt on whether it was established that the boat was owned by Alfred Degiorgio but the expert said that the model was the only one in Malta.
Car importers fear that the rules to cut emissions promoted by MEP Miriam Dalli will affect their business negatively. The Times speaks to importers who pointed out that the regulations will target new cars, pushing buyers towards used cars which, ironically, pollute more.
The Ministry of Education revealed that the government allocates €280,000 annually for security in schools. Net News sought a reaction from Minister Evarist Bartolo following a study by the Union of Teachers which showed that 87 percent of teachers reported suffering aggression at school in the past two years.
Magistrate Joe Mifsud criticised a move by rescue ship MV Lifeline to name the Archbishop as a crew member, allowing him to board the impounded vessel. Quoted by The Malta Independent, Magistrate Mifsud insisted that anything that goes on or off the ship requires court permission.
Radio veteran Terry Farrugia is seeking to raise €500,000 for urgent treatment from cancer. Newsbook reports that the popular presenter has been diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) and a dedicated website has been launched at www.terrytime.com to raise funds.
A 25-year-old man has been handed a ten-year sentence after having been found guilty of repeated rape of an underage cousin. One News reports that relatives and friends who took the witness stand sided with the man. TVM says that the rape started when the girl was seven years and went on until she was 14.
LovinMalta reports that the daughter of Pawlu Lia, the Prime Minister’s personal lawyer, is to be made magistrate. The portal quotes a legal source who says that Lia ‘has the ear’ of the Prime Minister.
Poland has arrested a Huawei employee for spying while the offices of the company in the country were searched. The Shift News says that this is the latest in a series of legal troubles the Chinese telecoms giant is facing worldwide.
