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NEWS 5 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 14 APRIL 2019 LAURA CALLEJA THE Junior Chamber of Advo- cates said over half of Universi- ty of Malta law students want a greater degree of Maltese to be incorporated into their course. Over half of students from the Faculty of Laws surveyed by the junior chamber felt that English should not be the sole language used in legal educa- tion at the University of Malta. The majority said they did not want English to be com- pletely abandoned during lec- tures, but said students had a hard time reading court docu- ments and proceedings in Mal- tese when English is used as the language of instruction for lectures. Of the 66 students surveyed, spanning all stages of the LL.B degree, along with stu- dents at a Master's level. 63.6% of respondents were female, and 36.4% were male. Only 10.6% of students agreed that English should be the sole language used during the course, while 78.5% of stu- dents felt that both English and Maltese should be incorporat- ed into the course. Students felt they should be able to sit for exams in both English and Maltese. Only 18.2% of students agreed that English should be the sole lan- guage during exams while 62% of students said that both op- tions should be available. 40.9% of students also said that they found conversing in Maltese more difficult than in English, while 36.4% disagreed. To help remedy this, 68.2% of students agreed that both Maltese and English should be used during lectures. Only 13.6% of students said they thought only English should be used during lectures. 53% of students said that they found it more difficult writing essays in Maltese than in Eng- lish, with only 18.2% disagree- ing. From class to courtroom In terms of speaking Maltese in court, 30% of students said they would feel more comfort- able in an English-based moot court while 45.4% disagreed. 42.5% of students, also said that listening to judgements in court was difficult to com- prehend due to them being in Maltese, while 45.5% disa- greed. The majority of students, 78.5%, said that they found it challenging to use Maltese law terms in practice because they were taught to them in English. Law students: more Maltese, please KARL AZZOPARDI JOHN Grima, 46, has been held under arrest for the attempted murder of a Paceville bouncer, the involuntary harm of a police official as well as for driving under the influence. The incident happened on Friday morning around 5.30am. The accused was said to have reacted after getting kicked out of a Paceville nightclub by a foreign security officer, and proceeded to threaten the same bouncer. A breathalyzer test showed that Grima was also driving under the influence. When stopped by police officials, Grima allegedly reversed onto a policeman, in- juring him in the process. The court refused the defence's request for bail and release from arrest. Grima already has similar offences committed back in January 2015 and April 2007. The prosecution was led by police in- spector Leeroy Balzan Engerer. Contraband cigarettes LIbyan national Romedan Said Ali Ta- jha, 40, has been kept under arrest for al- legedly selling contraband cigarettes. The Libyan, who resides in Floriana, was allegedly caught selling the ciga- rettes on 29 July, 2018 and 11 April, 2019. Ali Tajha was allegedly found in posses- sion of six cartons of 200 cigarettes, as well as eight cartons of 20 cigarettes in each carton. A customs official testified on the case. The prosecution was led by Priscilla Caruana Lee. Paceville bouncer attempted murder