Solicitor for Criminal Law in Rabat

I’ve been feeling unsafe walking home late at night in Malta and I’m considering carrying a small can of pepper spray for personal protection. I want to make sure I’m not accidentally breaking the law by doing this before I actually buy one.

I secretly recorded a conversation with someone in Malta because I felt I needed evidence of what they were saying to me, without telling them I was recording. Now I’m worried I may have actually broken the law myself by doing this. Is covert recording a criminal offence here?

I was asked to come in for police questioning in Malta in relation to an ongoing investigation, though I haven’t been arrested. I’m not sure whether I have the right to have a lawyer present, or whether I even have to answer questions at all in this situation.

Someone has come forward alleging that I committed an offence against them a number of years ago in Malta, something I genuinely don’t recall happening the way they’re describing it. Is there a time limit after which the police can no longer bring charges for old incidents, or can this be pursued no matter how much time has passed?

Police came to my apartment in Malta and wanted to search it in connection with an investigation, but they did not show me any written warrant, just said they had ‘authority’ to enter. Is this legal, and what should I have done in that moment?

I gave a statement to the police in Malta as a witness to an incident, but after thinking about it more, I believe I got a couple of details wrong, not deliberately, just genuine confusion about timing. Can I go back and correct my statement, or am I stuck with what I originally said?

I was asked by police in Malta to provide fingerprints and a DNA sample in connection with an investigation. I wasn’t entirely sure whether I actually had to comply, or what happens to that information afterwards if I’m never actually charged with anything.

I have a family member who was arrested in Malta and is currently being held at a police station. Nobody in the family really understands how long the police are legally allowed to keep someone in custody before they either have to charge him or bring him before a court. Can you clarify the actual time limits?