These are the salient news from Malta, as reported by Malta’s news portals.
The police are investigating the spreading of a video which was disseminated online showing a young couple abusing from cocaine while having sex. The police warned recipients of such film, not to open and view and report immediately the origin of it. One News
A 24-year-old man was denied bail after he was charged with sexually abusing his four-year-old nephew. The court heard how the abuse would take place while the parents would be out working night shifts and the Romanian man would be left babysitting his nephew. Times of Malta / Net News / TVM
23-year old Axel Vella from Senglea was arraigned in Court charged with possessing and drug trafficking in cocaine, cannabis and heroin. TVM /NET
Vella was also accused of destroying or attempted to alter traces of evidence of the crimes. The case is linked with the Police raid, two days ago, at a warehouse in Triq il-Vittmi tal-Gwerra in Birkirkara.
The db Group has spoken out about its ITS site project, noting the position taken by the EU Competition Commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, on the transfer the public land in St Julians for the building of the City Centre project. – The Malta Independent
Partit Demokratiku (PD) have expressed their concern with regards to organised crime in the Central Mediterranean and have tabled a Private Members Motion, asking for the establishment of an internationally-led body combatting organised crime in the region. MaltaToday
A former Times of Malta editor plans to sue blogger and activist Manuel Delia over the “most hideous character assassination” piece written to tarnish his reputation. Steve Mallia, editor in chief at Times of Malta until 2015, said he could not accept the totally unfounded allegations made in his regard in a blog post titled ‘Journalism most foul, he said’. Times of Malta
A man of foreign nationality has been found dead in a guesthouse in Marsalforn Gozo. Police and Medical personnel were on location after the Police received a report on the case at 9am on Saturday. Newsbook
