Child unlawfully detained by Malta gets €5,000 compensation

Jan 31, 2026

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The government of Malta was ordered to pay €5,000 to a teenage asylum seeker for breaching his fundamental rights. Judge Giovanni Grixti ruled that Ayoubah Fona was unlawfully detained as a minor in poor conditions.

Lawyer Neil Falzon from aditus foundation, together with the lawyers from JRS Malta, represented the plaintiff in this case. The case dates back to 2021 when Fona arrived to Malta after a sea rescue, and eventually put into detention centre where was registered as an adult male. He was 15 at the time.

You can read the full story as reported on Times of Malta.

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