Ex-husband of pardoned woman 'disgusted' at way things turned out

The former husband of the woman who was yesterday granted a Presidential pardon after she was jailed for not allowing him access to their son has said he was “disgusted” and “deeply hurt” by the way things unfolded. The 57-year-old woman walked out of jail at around 6.30 p.m. yesterday after she was granted a Presidential pardon. Before granting the pardon, President George Abela spoke to the woman’s son, who is now almost 18. But the father said he was never spoken to by the President or Cabinet and the public campaign to free his wife had completely ignored his side of the story. He said the story had been twisted and he insisted that his wife never wanted to allow his son to see him at his own leisure. The public just took the side of the mother without stopping to listen to him, he said. “They did not delve deeply into the case… They did not want to hear my side of the story… I spent 18 years fighting in court. She goes to Xarabank and all is forgotten. I’ve lost faith in the courts… what weight do they have if a programme can overturn their decision,” he asked. He said he did not want his estranged wife in jail but there had to be some form of punishment for someone who...