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WEDNESDAY • 28 FEBRUARY 2024 • ISSUE 883 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY
EDITORIAL • PAGE 11
Judge rules Zabbar man
can face spyware charges
in US in extradition case
MATTHEW
AGIUS
magius@mediatoday.com.mt
Directive enables judges to
identify SLAPPs and order
their early dismissal, Malta
has to implement law by 2026
Anti-SLAPP
'Daphne's
law' receives
overwhelming
support in
European
Parliament
Cardiovascular
disease was
Malta's leading
cause of death
in 2022
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Court rejects Daniel Meli appeal against extradition after defendant says
first court did not take into account mental health history
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A judge has confirmed the extradition
to the USA of a Maltese man in order
to face charges of selling powerful spy-
ware online, after rejecting his appeal
in its entirety.
27-year-old Daniel Joe Meli from
Zabbar, stood in the dock as the judge
read out the decision. Meli had been
arrested on February 7 in an operation
that had been coordinated by the Malta
Police Force and the Office of the At-
torney General of Malta, with the sup-
port of the FBI and Justice Department.
Daphne Caruana Galizia was facing more than 40 lawsuits
when she was assassinated in October 206
Daniel Joe Meli is wanted in the US on charges of offering malware products and services
