Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 589

589. The indictment shall be made in the name of the Republic of Malta and shall - (a) specify the court before which it is preferred; (b) contain a clear indicatio n of the person accused; (c) state the facts constituting the offence with such particulars as can be given relating to the time and place in which the facts took place and to the person against whom the offence was committed, together with all such circumstances a s, according to law and in 376 CAP . 9.] CRIMINAL CODE the opinion of the Attorney General, may increase or diminish the punishment for the offence; and (d) end with a summary in which the accused shall be charged with the offence as specified or described by the law, and with the demand that the accused be proceeded against according to law, and that he be sentenced to the punishment prescribed by law (quoting the article of the la w creating the offence) or to any other punishment applicable according to law to the declaration of guilty of the accused. Filing of indictment. Amended by: LIII.1981.9; IV .2023.12.