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WEDNESDAY • 23 OCTOBER 2024 • ISSUE 914 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY
EDITORIAL • PAGE 11
MATTHEW
FARRUGIA
mfarrugia@mediatoday.com.mt
Government
presents
amended drug
reform bill
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Justice minister Jonathan Attard and government whip
Naomi Cachia called for an informed discussion free from
misinformation, as they addressed a press briefing (Photo: MJR)
A draft bill reforming Malta's drug court laws has
been presented by the government in parliament,
but despite the new bill making no changes to the
amount of drugs one can carry, the Nationalist
Party has said that it will vote against the bill.
In a media briefing on Tuesday, justice minister
Jonathan Attard said that the drug quantities that
determine whether a case moves to the drugs court
will remain unchanged.
Vuk Milic told officer
he killed Jesmond Gatt
'to get it off his chest'
Vuk Milic hides his face as he is escorted to court to be charged over the murder of Jesmond Gatt last July (Photo: James Bianchi/MaltaToday)
VUK Milic, a 22-year-old Serbian na-
tional, has been charged with the mur-
der of his cellmate, Jesmond Gatt, at the
Forensic Unit in Mount Carmel Hospi-
tal.
Before Magistrate Nadine Lia, the ac-
cused stated that he lived in Msida and
is unemployed. He pleaded not guilty.
The victim had died after succumbing
to head injuries, as he was found in a
pool of blood in the forensic ward. Gatt
had a long criminal record and was re-
cently released from prison after serving
a four-year jail term, according to court
records. His initial bail request on the
charge of arson had been denied, lead-
ing to his detention at the forensic ward.
The prosecution said that the accused
was being held in Mount Carmel Hos-
pital after being charged with theft, and
it was there that he spoke to an official
about his involvement in a murder last
summer.
JORDAN PACE
jpace@mediatoday.com.mt
Milić is being accused of murdering 54-year-old Jesmond Gatt last
July, who was found in a pool of blood by officials. He died days later
after succumbing to head injuries
• The drug quantities that
determine whether a case moves
to the drugs court will remain
unchanged under reformed law
• Nationalist Party says it will
not vote in favour of the law
