Young man charged with attacking officers during Nadur carnival
Monday, 8 February 2016, 07:47
Last update: about 9 years ago
Celebrations at the popular Nadur Carnival on Saturday turned violent after a 22-year-old man from Zabbar allegedly attacked two police officers.
The Zabbar youth was arrested on Saturday night and arraigned under arrest on Sunday before Magistrate Joanne Vella Cuschieri presiding over the Gozo Courts. The man was charged with attacking and disobeying a police Constable and a police Sergeant, breaching the peace, and breaching conditions imposed by the Court of Magistrates in Malta.
The man pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The court granted him bail against a deposit of €500 and a personal guarantee of €5,000.
Police Inspector Bernard Charles Spiteri prosecuted.