A 32-year-old man from Żurrieq was fined €5,000 after confessing to harassing Minister Miriam Dalli.
Lee Borg admitted that on September 9, 2022, and on various other occasions, he engaged in harassment towards Minister Dalli and misused communication devices.
On September 23 of the same year, the Police received a report from Minister Dalli detailing how she was receiving troubling comments on her Facebook page from three fake profiles—Lee Borg, Joh Nnie, and Billy Lee.
Minister Dalli informed the Police that she suspected Lee Borg due to the similarity in language used in the comments.
Among other things, Lee Borg used derogatory terms like “old woman” and “dictatorship,” accusing Minister Dalli of causing harm to people through hunger and mistreatment of workers.
On January 8, Lee Borg was summoned to the Rabat Police Station for interrogation and was informed that legal action would be taken against him.
He appeared in Court before Magistrate Monica Vella, where he admitted guilt. Magistrate Vella imposed a €5,000 fine on Lee Borg and issued a one-year protection order in favor of Minister Dalli.
The prosecution in this case was led by Inspector Roderick Attard, with Lawyer Veronique Dalli representing Minister Dalli.
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