Darren Grech, a 27 year-old from Gzira, today was denied bail by a court after he was arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct, including assaulting a police officer who tried to get his attention after overhearing Grech's rampant swearing during the St Julian's feast yesterday.
Inspector Elton Taliana said that the accused was overheard swearing and seen with his shirt off walking the streets clearly inebriated. Once the police tried to tell him to quiet down, the accused turned his vulgarities towards them, insulting their families and eventually punching an officer in the face.
The defence, led by legal aid Dr Chris Chircop, argued that there were no grounds not to grant the man the fundamental right to bail as there was no chance of the accused tampering with evidence or influencing the witnesses, as they were all police officers.
The prosecution however argued that the man was a relapse and, as such, could not be trusted. In fact, one of the charges brought against him was the fact that the altercation breached his conditional discharge from a prior similar case seven months ago.
Inspector Taliana argued that, not only were the previous charges similar, but they have seemingly become worse. The defence still insisted that "the accused is a Maltese man living in Malta with no risk of leaving the country." Dr Chircop also asked the court to consider bail conditions which would serve as a strong deterrent against further condition breaches.
Magistrate Gabriella Vella agreed with the prosecution saying that considering the man's past and his conduct, he was clearly not one to be trusted and therefore rejected bail.
from The Malta Independent http://ift.tt/2c34zoQ
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