Lilu King denied bail after Sliema brawl

Mohamed Ali Ahmed Elmushraty, also known as Lilu King, has been denied bail after pleading not guilty to assaulting a man earlier this month.

On Sunday morning in front of magistrate Gabriella Vella, Elmushraty was charged with causing light injuries and breaching court conditions. 

The court heard that the assault came about following a simple misunderstanding in Arabic between the accused and the victim. The defence stated that the victim had thrown beer toward Elmushraty. 

The prosecution stated that this prompted the accused to physically assault the man, eventually chasing him out of the establishment where the misunderstanding took place. The two men ended up brawling beside patrons outside of a Sliema restaurant. 

The prosecution, led by Inspector Eman Hayman, noted that the incident meant Elmushraty was in breach of three sets of bail conditions. A protection order in favour of the alleged victim was requested. 

The self-fashioned "King of Paceville" was charged with money laundering, tax evasion and participation in organised crime last year, after which he spent nine months in preventive custody. The AG had later filed drug trafficking charges against him.

This summer, he landed himself back in court after an alleged road rage assault. He had allegedly crashed his car into a buggy deliberately in Paceville while out on bail.