A man caught carrying a large knife without a licence in Paceville served as a soldier in the Libyan army led by Moammar Gaddafi, a court heard today.
A man, a 31-year-old St Paul's Bay resident, on Sunday was denied bail after pleading not guilty to charges of carrying the weapon without a licence. Mohammed Abdalla Eljemni, was also accused of disturbing public order and peace.
He was arrested on Saturday after he was thrown out of a Paceville establishment.
Legal aid lawyer Noel Bartolo argued that Eljemni should be granted bail. He argued his client had the knife after he found it while he was out and, instead of returning home, he stayed on in Paceville.
Prosecuting officer Inspector Leeroy Balzan Engerer argued that there were still a number of witnesses yet to testify. He said the accused was a former Gaddafi army soldier and therefore he was trained to use such weapons. It was the accused himself who admitted to police to having been trained and knew how to make use of such a knife.
Duty magistrate Doreen Clarke denied the man bail.
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