Two Men Acquitted of €143,000 Lidl Theft After Police Statements Ruled Inadmissible
In brief
- Two men have been acquitted of stealing goods worth over €143,000 from a Lidl supermarket.
- The court ruled that police statements taken from the men were inadmissible as evidence.
- This decision led to their acquittal from the significant theft charges.
Two men have been found not guilty of stealing goods valued at more than €143,000 from a Lidl supermarket in Malta. The acquittal came after a court ruled that police statements obtained from the men could not be used as evidence.
The court's decision to deem the police statements inadmissible was a key factor in the outcome of the case. Without this evidence, the prosecution was unable to prove the charges against the two individuals.
The men had been accused of a large-scale theft, but the legal ruling on the admissibility of evidence ultimately led to their freedom.
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