Malta’s police employ officers with coverable tattoos

Jan 21 2022

The discussion as to whether Malta’s Police Force should employ officers with more visible tattoos is still ongoing. Speaking to TVM, Inspector Valerie Mifsud said that, contrary to what many believe, the corp does employ people with tattoos which can be covered with their uniform.

As part of recruitment, Mifsud revealed, these tattoos are all documented and no tattoos with abusive or racial imagery or messages are allowed.

‘Discussions are currently ongoing to see what the situation would be like if calls for people with tattoos from the sleeve downwards are issued. Obviously, prospective officers cannot have tattoos on their face or neck.’

Back in October of last year, Law Enforcement and Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri had said that it is time for the police corp to update its views on tattoos in the force.

He said that a positive change is taking place through a strategic transformation to have a more inclusive and modern force which represents society more.

In fact, Inspector Mifsud told TVM that the evaluation for calls to change the police uniform towards one more comfortable for the police as they carry out their duties is in its last phase.

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Woman who beat husband with rolling pin and kettle released on bail; which victim offered to withdraw

Jan 20 2022

A woman who was charged with brutally beating her husband and making false claims of rape has been granted bail, which was paid for by the victim in what was described as a “surreal” move is Malta’s courts.

The woman, a 36-year-old St. Paul’s Bay resident from North Africa whose name was not allowed to be shared, was arraigned before magistrate Charmaine Galea and pleaded not guilty to charges of moral and psychological violence, isolation and limitation to access of funds, education or employment.

The woman was also charged with damaging his belongings, insulting or threatening him and attempting to cause grievous injuries on her husband, reportedly beating him with rolling pin and full kettle. Further charges included false reports of accusing her husband of rape and sexual harassment, knowing that the victim was innocent.

The couple’s home had CCTV cameras installed due to the reported hosting of foreign language students and capture what Parte civile lawyer Dean Hili as “18 brutal minutes.”

The woman was released on bail with an imposed curfew, with the victim offering to go withdraw the money for her. Regarding the aforementioned situation, the magistrate was heard stating “this is surreal.”

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Former Pope Benedict XVI accused of failing to act on child sexual abuse cases

Jan 20 2022

Former pope Benedict XVI, who served as head of the church between 2005 and 2013, has come under fire for reportedly failing to act on four priests accused of child sexual abuse whilst he was archbishop of Munich.

A law firm which was commissioned to investigate historic abuse allegations has stated that Benedict, who then went by Joseph Ratzinger, has since denied the charges. “We believe that he can be accused of misconduct in four cases. Two of these cases concern abuses committed during his tenure and sanctioned by the state. In both cases, the perpetrators remained active in pastoral care,” said Martin Pusch from the German law firm Westpfahl Spilker Wastl.

In a letter written by the then-pope regarding such allegations, Benedict stated that he never tried to cover up such acts, despite widespread evidence of priests sexually abusing children.

What do you make of these claims?

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This Maltese singer-songwriter is putting out music with some of the biggest names in the scene

Jan 20 2022

Three years ago, Shaun Farrugia was in his bedroom in San Gwann taking voice notes and jotting down lyrics; nowadays he is rubbing shoulders with industry giants with a number of HUGE projects up his sleeve. The latest two being a co-writing credit together with Sigala on John Newman’s latest track ‘Waiting For A Lifetime’ which was released last Friday and Sigala’s upcoming track ‘Melody’, which Farrugia also co-wrote with the chart-topping British DJ and Producer.

“I’m just a small fish in a big pond and while sometimes you may feel like you’re king of the world, you’re not.” Humble as ever, Farrugia told Malta Daily that he is entirely grateful for being able to have such an experience and while he appreciates the huge support, both locally and internationally, he still has a long way to go.

Back in November, Shaun signed a major deal with Polydor Records, a British-German record label hosting a star-studded roster of international superstars such as Billie Eilish, Sam Fender, Lady Gaga, 220 Kid and many more. The hard-working songwriter stressed the importance of doing one’s utmost and remaining humble, stating “I’m feel like I’m still a nobody but I’m grateful for the stars aligning and will continue putting everything into my music.”

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He expressed how he started right out of the gate with big projects, with his first large-scale project being a co-writing credit with Irish super band The Script on their track ‘Hot Summer Nights.’ His fifth with Sigala is out on Friday and you can listen to John Newman’s latest track below:

With a number of HUGE projects in the works and a work ethic unlike anything we’ve ever seen, we can’t wait to see wait the future holds for Shaun Farrugia.

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