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Ghanaian migrant facing deportation from Malta commits suicide

Frederick Ofosu, 33, was found strangled with an electric cable in a Qawra building site on Saturday night.

 

Frederick Ofosu, 33, was found strangled with an electric cable in a Qawra building site on Saturday night, The Times of Malta reports.

The director for the Foundation for Shelter and Support for Migrants, Dr Ahmed Bugri said the deceased left a recorded message for friends explaining that he was being forced to feel like a criminal when he had done no wrong.

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However, the Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela said the victim had applied for assisted voluntary return scheme to return to Ghana last September.

He said his return process could not be concluded because there were other pending court cases.

Mr Ofosu is said to have gone to Malta eight years ago, leaving Ghana because of extreme poverty.

He worked for a number of years, but after he lost his job he was faced with a number of demands from the authorities, including documentation he could never provide, Dr Bugri said.

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