Reference: 376/2012

Judgement Details


Date
20/06/2014
Court
OF CRIMINAL APPEAL (INFERIOR)
Judiciary
QUINTANO LAWRENCE
Parties
IL-PULIZIJA vs DEBONO RODERICK
ECLI
ECLI:MT:AKI:2014:88587
Judgement Type
FINAL JUDGEMENT

Keywords / Summary


Keywords
DRITT GHAS-SILENZJU
Summary
Il-Qorti l-ewwelnett irribadiet li kull imputat ghandu d-dritt ghas-silenzju. U ghalhekk kien liberu l-appellant, f'dan il-kaz, li ma jghid xejn. Izda dan ma jfissirx li ma jistax ikollok ligijiet fejn l-oneru tal-prova jaqa' fuq l-imputat. Hekk, per ezempju, ghandna diversi ligijiet fejn il-piztal-prova li direttur ta' socjeta' ma kienx jaf li kienet qed issir xi haga kontra l-ligi jaqa' fuqid-direttur. Artikoli f'ligijiet ohra - bhal, per ezempju, li wiehed huwa kopert b'assigurazzjonibiex isuq jew li wiehed ghandu awtorizzazzjoni li juza certa medikamenti - ukoll jesigu li l-provatingieb mill-imputat. Dawn bl-ebda mod ma jmorru kontra d-dritt tas-silenzju tal-imputat jew kontral-prezunzjoni tal-innocenza tieghu. Dan gie konfermat ukoll mill-Kummissjoni Ewropea.




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