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Man accused of defiling minor after MTV concert
Somali national charged in court with defilement of minor after Isle of MTV concert.
28 June 2013, 12:00am
Chris Mangion
Chris Mangion
1 min read
Jamal Ahmed Ali was granted bail after facing charges of defiling a minor after this week's Ilse of MTV concert, as well as of having offended public morals and holding the minor against her will.
The 27-year-old man was said to have followed a 16-year-old girl into Nelson Avenue, at around 12:35am as the 50,000 strong crowd departed from the Floriana granaries where the MTV party was held, and then groped her breasts and bottom.
Ali pleaded not guilty to the charges, and was granted bail against a personal guarantee of €5,500. Inspector Godwin Scerri prosecuted. Ali was assisted by a legal aid lawyer. Magistrate Natasha Galea Sciberras presided.
Chris Mangion is MaltaToday’s photojournalist, joining the newspaper in 2013.
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Rape is a tool and a weapon of Islam used and preached.
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dak li qed niehdu b'dawn ir-ruxmata Arab u barranin ohra mohhom biex jattakkaw sesswalment it-tfal u nisa taghna.
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Thank you Jesuit Refugee Service.
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The Arab mentality is totally aberrant to ours when it comes to women. They will never conform to our society and therefore those who abuse should be either locked up for good or better still thrown out of the Country. Being given bail only sends them out to attack more of our children, who are the ultimate victims.
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If he can afford €5,500 personal guarantee, why should we pay for his lawyer? He should pay for his lawyer himself.
