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3 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 16 JULY 2025 NEWS Elections for the Council for Nurses and Midwives HealthCare Professions Act, 2003 (Act No. XII of 2003) Nominations of Candidates It is hereby notified that, for the purpose of Regulations 5 of the Council for Nurses and Midwives (Elections) Regulations 2004, the nominations of candidates to fill the posts of five registered nurses elected from amongst and by all nurses, one of whom shall be a second level registered nurse and another shall be a nurse whose name is entered in any of the special parts of the Register of Nurses; and two licensed midwifes as members of the Council for Nurses and Midwives, in accordance with the provisions of Section 49 HCPA of the 2003 (Cap. 464) will be received by the Electoral Commission of the Council for Nurses and Midwives, at the Boardroom the Public Health Regulation Department St Luke's Hospital Level 1 Ex OPD G'Mangia Square Pieta, on Wednesday 16th July 2025 between 09.00 a.m. and 12.00p.m.(noon) and on Thursday 17th July 2025 between 09.00am-12.00pm (noon). The nomination forms for candidates are obtainable from the Council's website and can be downloaded from https://nursesandmidwivescouncil. gov.mt/en/resources/publications/ Any queries can be directed to the Council's website at cnm.sph@gov.mt Raymond Chetcuti Josianne Sultana Jeffrey Ellul MOHAMMED Ali Ahmed El- mushraty Lilu King has once again been rearrested after having his bail revoked follow- ing an appeal by the Attorney General. The appeal came after a court's decision to grant Lilu King bail last week. In the submissions, lawyer Maria Francesca Spiteri from the Attorney General's office noted there remains a real fear that the accused would commit another offence. Although there has been an increase in the bail amounts, the prosecution did not believe this change acts as an effective deterrent. There are still sever- al pending cases against him, and the prosecution believed that even the introduction of a third-party guarantee would offer insufficient assurance that he would refrain from fur- ther criminal conduct. "He might not return to Libya, where he is reportedly wanted in connection with a murder. However, this does not elimi- nate the risk of him abscond- ing", the prosecution contend- ed. "Despite having spent a long time in Malta, he has no meaningful ties to the country. His history reflects a refractory and untrustworthy character, and when considering the sen- tence he may face, including for breach of bail conditions, the risk remains serious". Defence lawyer Franco Debono remarked that even in homicide cases, the conditions imposed on accused persons are often less harsh than those imposed on Elmushraty. The case initially started with charges relating to minor inju- ries, but legal issues arose dur- ing the arraignment, and the charges were later changed to grievous bodily harm. The con- ditions which were imposed are much stricter than those imposed in homicide cases and individuals accused with hom- icide sometimes face lighter conditions. Despite this, the defence did not appeal the conditions, Debono argued. The defence lawyer also noted the accused has always shown respect for court procedures. In its decision, the court con- sidered that the accused did not provide enough guarantees that he would adhere to the bail conditions in the sitting before the Court of Magistrates. The court was also not convinced that he would com- ply with the conditions, despite being harsh. Thus, the appeal was upheld by the court. Judge Neville Camilleri or- dered the revocation of bail and instructed the accused to be remanded in custody. The appeal followed a deci- sion of the court on 11 July when Mohammed Ali Ahmed Elmushraty was once again granted bail after facing as- sault charges and breaching bail conditions the court had imposed on him in March last year. Elmushraty faces the charges following an incident in Sliema last October, during which he allegedly assaulted, injured, and threatened another man. The assault was the result of a misunderstanding between the accused and the victim. The bail was subject to a number of conditions includ- ing a deposit of €40,000 as well as a personal guarantee of €200,000. This was the third time the self-proclaimed "King of Pace- ville" was granted bail over the same charges. The conditions also includ- ed a curfew as well as keeping a distance from ports and the airport. On 16 May, he was grant- ed bail on the same case, and the decision was overturned a week later following an appeal by the AG. Before the Sliema brawl, El- mushraty once again found himself in trouble after alleged- ly crashing his car into a buggy on purpose in Paceville while out on bail. Elmushraty is being rep- resented by lawyers Franco Debono, Marion Camilleri, Adreana Zammit, and Jose Herrera. MAYA GALEA mgalea@mediatoday.com.mt Lilu King remanded in custody again after bail is revoked following Attorney General appeal Mohammed Ali Ahmed Elmushraty is back in custody on assault charges after Attorney General appeals bail granted last week The self-fashioned "King of Paceville" was also charged with money laundering, tax evasion, and participation in organised crime