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WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT WEDNESDAY EDITION €1.00 WEDNESDAY • 29 JANUARY 2025 • ISSUE 925 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY NICOLE MEILAK nmeilak@mediatoday.com.mt Bail granted to police sergeant charged with raid leaks and gym-owner accused of bribery Court grants bail to police sergeant, gym- owner charged in connection to leaks about drug-related raids PAGE 3 LESA official suspended over bribery allegations LESA suspends official after one of its employees demanded a €50 bribe A LESA (Local Enforcement System Agency) official has been suspended fol- lowing allegations of bribery, which are now under police investigation. In a statement, the agency confirmed it was recently informed that one of its em- ployees had irregularly demanded a pay- ment of €50. Internal investigations were immediately launched, and the case was subsequently handed over to the police, along with supporting evidence. The employee in question has been sus- pended from duty pending the outcome of the investigation. LESA emphasized its zero-tolerance policy toward abuse, stating that such be- havior is entirely unacceptable and does not reflect the values of the agency. The agency reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining integrity and transparency in its operations. The police investigation into the matter is ongoing. Cherise Camilleri WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT WEDNESDAY EDITION €1.00 WEDNESDAY • 22 JANUARY 2025 • ISSUE 924 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY Variable interest rate of 2.80% * Low contribution Low collateral requirements *Business Lending Bank Base Rate presently at 2.15%, Interest Margin and EIF Guarantee Fee. The BOV SME Grow and the BOV SME Grow Green are funded by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund with the financial backing of the Republic of Malta under the InvestEU Member State Compartment for Malta. All loans are subject to normal bank lending criteria and final approval from the Bank. Issued by Bank of Valletta p.l.c., 58, Triq San Żakkarija, il-Belt Valletta, VLT 1130. Bank of Valletta p.l.c. is a public limited company regulated by the MFSA and is licenced to carry out the business of banking in terms of the Banking Act (Cap. 371 of the laws of Malta). Grow green BOV SME Supporting Your Vision CONTACT US JAMES DEBONO jdebono@mediatoday.com.mt KURT SANSONE ksansone@mediatoday.com.mt Staircase, ramp and bathing platform in latest Vecca plans Veċċa project aimed at protecting cave and overlying road from collapse PAGE 5 Court rules that law allowing conversion of court expenses into jail, breaches human rights THE Constitutional Court has ruled that a legal provision giving the Court Reg- istrar unfettered discretion to convert court expenses into jail term breaches human rights. The landmark judgment was deliv- ered by Mr Justice Ian Spiteri Bailey in a case instituted by a prison inmate, who is serving a four-year jail term. Fernando Gonzalo-Noel Sanchez had filed proceedings in front of the First Hall of the Civil Court in its con- stitutional jurisdiction in 2023, chal- lenging the legal provision that allows unpaid court expenses to be translated into jail time. Sanchez had been sentenced to four years in prison in October 2022 after admitting to injuring several people and resisting arrest when under the influence of drugs. He had also been ordered to pay court expenses, which totalled €23,000 according to a bill drawn up by the Court Registrar. PAGE 5 A bathing platform, a staircase, and a ramp have been added to plans for the shoring up of the cliff-face at Għar Tal-Veċċa in St Paul's Bay. The project includes a revetment composed of boulders to protect the friable cliff-face from further coastal erosion and prevent the col- lapse of Triq Stella Maris.

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