A Syrian man who was allegedly abducted by compatriots has told a court that he was warned that he would be raped and the footage posted on Facebook unless he left Malta.
Another victim was warned he would have a large dose of cocaine injected into him unless he complied.
The harrowing accounts were given during the compilation of evidence against five men who allegedly carried out the abductions over the past few months.
Syrian nationals Alhasan Abdulrahman, 36, Ghyas Dahrouj, 47, Dahrouj Safi, 30 and Hassan Ahmed, 27, together with Tripoli-born Fadel Abdulsalam Ahmed Mohamed, 39, were arrested following investigations by the counter-terrorism unit and have been under preventive custody since pleading not guilty during their arraignment last month.