A man has admitted to sending threats to civil society activist Manuel Delia.

This emerged in a district sitting before magistrate Ian Farrugia this morning.

The messages, which included “tears come after laughter” “Why don’t you shut your mouth once and for all before it is too late” and “hadd wara hadd tasal ta kulhadd manwel 😉”, were sent by Baldassare Borg after Delia published articles critical of current PN leader Adrian Delia.

When the case was called this morning, Borg’s lawyer Malcolm Mifsud told the court that his client wished to apologise. “I have instructions from my client that he is apologising and is willing to bind himself not to approach or contact Delia,” he said.

Asked by the court whether he wished to withdraw the criminal action in the light of this, Delia said he did.

Under a protection order issued by the court, the accused obliged himself to in no way molest annoy or approach or communicate Delia and his family.

Lawyer Andrew Borg Cardona appeared for Delia.