At the Valletta police station, the Minister for the Interior, Security and Work Byron Camilleri had a discussion with the district police, as part of the consultation meetings that will lead to the strengthening of the laws of Malta in cases of violence against police officers and public officials.
The police spoke to Minister Byron Camilleri about how the resources that have been invested in in recent years, such as body cams, are making their work on Maltese roads safer.
They described them as a deterrent for the people who are being questioned, which leads to a situation that calms down more and the enforcement of the laws can be done better.
This reform, along with a change to more comfortable uniforms, strengthening training and even better working conditions and wages were all part of the government’s plan to strengthen the Police Force and all workers in -security sectors.
But, the work in this regard can never stop. Minister Camilleri is currently consulting on legal amendments that strengthen the penalties against those who assault members of the Police Force or other public officials in the performance of their duties. In the meeting with the Minister, the Police present said that they will give them more peace of mind that even the law will be safeguarding them while they carry out their work. They therefore described them as a sign of respect from those who legislate towards the Police Force.
They talked about how in the majority, society shows them respect on a daily basis, which respect they mean as mutual and which reflects the results they are getting in the performance of their duties, including a reduction in the crime rate in Malta. However, they claimed that this does not reduce the need for Maltese laws to consider situations of violence against the police, which despite having reduced by 67% in the last seven years, even if one case remains, that -an official should be treated with justice.
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