Reference: 270/1993/1

Judgement Details


Date
11/12/2002
Court
OF APPEAL (CIVIL, SUPERIOR)
Judiciary
DE GAETANO VINCENT, CAMILLERI JOSEPH D., FILLETTI JOSEPH A.
Parties
CACHIA CARUANA RICHARD vs SANT ONOR. DR. ALFRED
ECLI
N/A
Judgement Type
FINAL JUDGEMENT

Keywords / Summary


Keywords
LIBELL, FAIR COMMENT - LIBELL, KORRETTEZZA TAL-FATTI
Summary
F`azzjoni ta` libell huwa bizzejjed li l-allegazzjonijiet inkriminati jigu pruvati li huma "sostanzjalment" veri, ghax mhux mehtieg li kull dettal jigi ppruvat li hu veru - kemm-il darba dak id-dettalma jkunx fih innifsu u manifestament diffamatorju - izda huwa bizzejjed li jigu ppruvati li huma veri fatti (li jista' jkun anke fatt wiehed) bizzejjed li a bazi taghhom il-kumment ikun gustifikat.

S'intendi, jekk parti jew partijiet sostanzjali mill-fatti jkunu mhux veri, dawn is-"substantial inaccuracies" jistghu f'certi cirkostanzi jittiehdu bhala "evidence of malice".




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