More than 450 attacks took place against policemen in Malta in six years, according to Home Affairs Minister Michael Farrugia.

Asked by MP Byron Camilleri how many people had been charged with the crimes, he said that between 2013 and 2019, 450 people had been charged, and that so far, 324 had been found guilty. A number of cases are still pending in the courts.

He also advised that the judgments, where applicable, ranged from prison time, to fines, suspended sentences and warnings.

 

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