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4 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 8 JULY 2018 NEWS MATTHEW AGIUS FORMER Assistant Police Commissioner Mario Tonna (pictured) is to face criminal charges tomorrow in relation to an alleged drink-driving hit-and-run incident, sourc- es have informed this news- paper. Tonna is expected to be ar- raigned on summons before Magistrate Natasha Galea Sciberras to answer for a pile-up which occurred in March this year. He is alleged to have driven away from the scene before the police ar- rived. The incident is understood to have occurred as Tonna was driving through Sliema where he was allegedly in- volved in a crash involving three or four cars. He was eventually found by the po- lice at his home and taken to a police station for a breatha- lyser test, which he is under- stood to have failed. Tonna made the headlines in January when he was ar- rested following a report of domestic violence filed by his partner, who accused the officer of head-butting her. The woman had filed a report at the Sliema police station on 28 December, 2018 alleging that Tonna had physically assaulted her dur- ing an argument. Tonna subsequently re- signed from the force. Although the woman had told the police that it was not the first assault she had suf- fered at his hands and that he had a serious drinking prob- lem, she had withdrawn the criminal complaint and so no further action was taken. In his last posting, Tonna had been responsible for coordinating traffic in the country, as well as being in charge for the police garage and mechanical transport section. This is not Tonna's first brush with the law. Back in 2011, Tonna, a police in- spector at the time, had been found guilty intimidating and harassing his superior, Superintendent Carmelo Bartolo, amongst other of- fences. His criminal record not- withstanding, Tonna was promoted to the role of su- perintendent in the summer of 2015 and then given the role of assistant commission- er last June. Former AC arraigned on Monday for hit-and-run PHOTO KARL AZZOPARDI A Serbian man of 35 years has been arraigned and charged with the attempted murder of the Paceville hospitality mogul Hugo Chetcuti. Bojan Cmelik appeared in court under arrest decked in white overalls, to answer for the charges before Magistrate Neville Camilleri. Cmelik was charged with intent to kill Chetcuti or put his life in manifest jeopardy at around 10:30pm on Friday, at the Hugo's Seafood And Cocktail establishment in Triq Santa Rita, Paceville. He was also charged with having resisted and attacked the police, and of disobeying their orders. Cmelik was arrested by Rapid Intervention Unit officers in Sliema, on St Helen's Street, in the early hours of Saturday morning. Ex- clusive footage of the arrest obtained by Mal- taToday.com.mt shows Cmelik being admin- istered a taser gun three times by police in a bid to subdue him. Cmelik pleaded not guilty to the charges. His lawyer did not ask for bail. Inspector Nicolai Sant prosecuted. Lawyer Ishmael Psaila was legal aid for the accused, and lawyers Sarah Mifsud and Joe Giglio ap- peared parte civile for the victim. Chetcuti was rushed to Mater Dei Hospital Paceville's 'hospitality king' stabbed outside his establishment