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The Case of Nagib Al-Hashemi Al-Harari Abu Alouda
PR813
03/05/1997
03/05/1997
| Mr Nagib Al-Hashemi Al-Harari was detained in Malta for the past | eight months for using a false passport. |
| On Friday 2 May, 1997 the Maltese Courts found Mr Harari guilty and | sentenced him to seven months imprisonment - a sentence he had already served during his eight-month detention. |
| Mr Nagib Al-Harari has a UNHCR mandate Refugee Status and was | planning to leave Malta to a third country. |
| Yesterday, he was arrested and taken to Police Headquarters for | questioning and investigation following allegations by the Libyan authorities that he was involved in drug-related crime and in trading illegally in arms. |
| As signatory of the 1988 UN Convention against Illicit Traffic in | Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, the Maltese Government was bound to take note of these allegations and to refer the matter to a competent Court of Justice. |
| The Maltese Government believes in the rule of law and in the full | respect of the autonomy and independence of the Judiciary, and will in its actions abide by the decision of the Maltese Courts of Law, its commitments emanating from its adherence to various international conventions, as well as in full respect of fundamental human rights and the principles of international law. |
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