Why Sliema murder suspect Daniel Muka was allowed out on bail

When Daniel Muka was arrested in connection with the shocking murders of a Sliema couple, he was already a suspect in an audacious jewellery heist and the attempted murder of two policeman. 

So why, despite being an allegedly dangerous criminal, was he allowed to roam free?

Malta’s laws do not discriminate against people and the crime they are accused of committing. Suspects accused of heinous crimes such as murder are subject to the same bail criteria as those accused of committing petty crimes. 

The 25-year-old Albanian man, was arrested in connection with the double murder of Christian Pandolfino, a doctor who moved to investment banking in London, and his art-collector partner Ivor Maciejowski last week. Both men were fatally shot inside their Sliema home, in what is believed to have been a four-minute operation involving three men. 

Why was Muka out on bail?

Muka was out on bail as he faces separate proceedings over a 2017 robbery on a jewellery store in Tigné and the attempted murder of two police officers who he allegedly tried to shoot during his arrest. 

Sources familiar with the case told Times of Malta that Muka was granted bail by the Superior Court after having been...