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Sunday 27 February 2000
Ian Farrugia on sandwich assault charge
By Michael Carabott
Ian Farrugia was back in court this week to answer to the charge of assaulting a police officer with a tuna roll. Farrugia, 26, recently acquitted of the attempted murder of Richard Cachia Caruana, was charged with assaulting a police constable by throwing a bun at him.
Farrugia, from Birkirkara, pleaded not guilty to assaulting PC Oliver Galea with a bun after refusing to take a breathalyser test.
The incident arose after Farrugia was involved in a bumper-to-bumper traffic accident at around 1.25 am in St Andrews Road on 24 January after crashing into a Peugeot vehicle.
Farrugia went down to the St Julian's station where Police Constable Oliver Galea asked him to take a breathalyser test. As soon as he did so, Farrugia allegedly threw a sandwich at the policeman. The officer told his superiors that Farrugia started to swear at him, but eventually he calmed down and sat on a chair.
Meanwhile, Inspector Raymond D' Anastas said that he and two other officers that were with him saw Ian Farrugia sitting on a chair, but when they asked him to take a breathalyser test, Farrugia burst into a torrent of insults saying: "There is no way I'm going to take a breathalyser while George Grech is the Commissioner of Police."
The inspector said Farrugia insinuated that
all officers present were "Friends of Zeppi l-Hafi".
Farrugia started to swear and use vulgar language against the
Prime Minister and Commissioner of Police, repeatedly shouting:
"Frame-up, frame-up." At this point, the police decided
to arrest Farrugia.
I'd hate to be in Zeppi I-Hafi's shoes if he meets up with Farrugia at a Wendy's.
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