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Malta

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Prisons Regulations, Subsidiary Legislation 260.03Prisoners who are foreign nationals and to whom a treaty or arrangement between Malta and their country regarding the transfer of sentenced persons may apply shall be provided with the necessary information about the substance of that treaty or arrangement, as soon as possible after conviction. Prisoners who are foreign nationals shall be informed promptly of their right to request contact and to be allowed reasonable facilities to communicate with the diplomatic or consular representative of the state to which they belong. Any foreign transgender person in detention whose identification documents do not match their gender identity can, by means of an affidavit, confirm such lived gender. When "necessary and practicable", a prisoner may make his defence via an interpreter.

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