A 38-year-old man, who was charged with attempting to bribe a witness into giving false testimony, has been released on bail for the eighth time.
Terence Cini, from Qormi, was also charged with cocaine possession and violating seven sets of bail conditions. The prosecution opposed bail due to Cini’s criminal record, but his defense lawyers, Franco Debono, Rene Darmanin Alfred Abela, argued that he was innocent and challenged the credibility of the laboratory used for drug testing.
Despite the objections, the court granted Cini bail once again, requiring him to sign a bail book three times a week, observe a curfew, and provide a deposit and personal guarantee for his release.
Whilst at the Qormi Police Station on October 8th, Cini reportedly dropped what was found to be 4.95g of cocaine. CCTV footage held by the police found that a sachet fell out of the man’s pocket.
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