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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2014 News 5 DANIEL MIZZI LISA May Camilleri – the es- tranged wife of a man who spent 14 months behind bars for molesting and defiling his daughter, and was then freed by the constitutional court – yesterday said that all the allegations against her are untrue. She said that everyone is a liar, " just like her daughter". Her remarks, which were met by a stern warning by Magistrate Ian Farrugia, were made yesterday at the compilation of evidence against her. She is pleading not guilty to ly- ing under oath and to forcing her daughter to claim that her father, Emanuel Camilleri, 48, of Valletta, had raped her several times. The daughter subsequently with- drew her allegations of defilement, while medical tests revealed that she was still a virgin. The constitu- tional court subsequently released the father as an interim measure, while the mother, Lisa May Camill- eri, was charged with perjury and granted bail. Standing before the court yester- day, prosecuting inspectors Sandro Camilleri and James Grech filed an application for the revocation of Lisa May Camilleri's bail, argu- ing that she had approached two bus drivers and asked them about her husband and his whereabouts –events which, they said, could have "indirectly tampered with evidence." Quoting the court's decree, the prosecution insisted that even though Lisa May Camilleri was repeatedly warned against tamper- ing the evidence, she nevertheless "tried to do so." Taking the witness stand, bus driver Martin Grech told the court that a few days before August 22, the accused had approached him and a colleague, a certain Saviour D'Amato, and asked him where her ex-husband was. "We were taking a break near the Valletta bus terminus, when she [Lisa May] sat next to us, and asked us where Emanuel Camilleri was, and told us that he was going to throw her in prison. Moreover, she asked us whether he still works with Arriva." "I told her that I did not know, and upon realising who she was, I told my colleague," he said, adding that he then informed Emanuel Camill- eri. Cross examined by the defence, Grech argued that he does not know the exact date when the al- leged meeting between him and the accused occurred. He explained that when summoned for ques- tioning by police on August 22, he told inspector Sandro Camilleri that Emanuel's former wife had ap- proached them. On her part, Lisa May Camilleri, who during the sitting was heard disputing the allegations, took the witness stand, claiming that she did not talk to the bus drivers, and that she was only having a soft drink with her mother. "I only went to Valletta to drink a soft drink with my mother. I did not talk to or see these people [the bus drivers]. They are all liars," she said. Camilleri, who during her testi- mony, repeatedly kissed the crucifix and her late son's memorial card, insisted that the allegations were all "lies," and that she does not have anything to do with her former hus- band and their daughter. "This is all a lie. I swear under oath, and on my dead son, I never talked to them. Why are they doing this to me? These people are liars, just like Leanne [her daughter]," she said, even as she was being warned by Magistrate Ian Farrugia against lying. The accused's mother, Mary Carabott, seconded her daughter's testimony. Kissing a picture of her dead grandson, Carabott denied that her daughter asked for her ex- husband. In submissions, defence lawyer Marin Fenech said the police ap- plication for the revocation of bail was null and void, highlighting the witnesses' "conflicting testimony" as the main reason. "How could they say that she tam- pered with evidence when she was having a soft drink with her mother? Notwithstanding this, if these alle- gations are true, it is not enough to revoke bail because she did not ask anyone to contact Emanuel Camill- eri," the defence held. The court will take its decision on the revocation of bail tomorrow. Inspectors Sandro Camilleri and James Grech prosecuted, lawyer Martin Fenech was defence coun- sel. Romanian's raunchy online photos lead to prostitution CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Asked how she was supporting herself and her daughter, the witness was initially embarrassed to disclose details when she was asked how she in- tended to finance her daughter's education. However, she eventually said that she would "provide sexual services at an apartment in San Gwann". The Romanian escort said that clients used to phone her up after viewing her profile on Escort-Eu- rope.com – a website which offers escort services in Malta and pro- vides quotes, times and options for various sexual services for potential clients. "Alex [the accused] created this ac- count. He uploaded pictures of me in my underwear, and in turn clients used to phone me and I used to of- fer sexual services," she said while adding that the accused would then drive her to the apartment. "I used to have sex with about three or four clients every time I went to the apartment in San Gwann. In exchange I used to earn €80 for half an hour and Alex used to take a 40% cut," she said. Testifying via video conference, Anisoara insisted that she had started prostituting herself "against her will," claiming that "Alex [the ac- cused] coerced her, and threatened to beat her up if she ever tried leaving the country or reject any work". Moreover, the witness said that she was afraid of informing the police out of fear that her daughter would even- tually find out that she had been pros- tituting herself. Cross-examined by the defence, Anisoara told the court that despite allowing Alex, who was her former boyfriend, to take raunchy photos of her – which included her in under- wear – she was unaware that these were uploaded on a website offering sexual services. Pointing out that Anisoara had ac- cess to a mobile phone, as well as Mal- tese friends – which the court heard included a man driving a vehicle with the number plate MEDINA, the de- fence and Magistrate Ian Farrugia argued that the witness could have in fact sought help and police assist- ance, "despite her alleged fear of the accused". "You are saying that you were threat- ened by the accused, yet you are then saying that you have access to a mo- bile phone, and that you could leave the house. You had many occasions to run away or seek police help. "Your story does not make sense. Is your story one big lie? You must de- cide: were you afraid of Alex or not?" the Magistrate said. 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