VALLETTA (Reuters) - Malta's prime minister urged a local soccer club on Saturday not to sign convicted British rapist Ched Evans, saying it could hurt Malta's image, and Britain's Justice Ministry said it did not usually let newly-released offenders go abroad.
British media on Friday revealed plans by Hibernians to sign Evans, a former Sheffield United and Wales striker who has been unable to secure a contract in the English league since his release from jail in October.
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