Hunters want police protection
Updated 7.25pm, adds KSU statement
The hunter’s federation is demanding police protection for its members, saying that violent incidents against them are on the rise.
In a statement on Tuesday, the FKNK urged its members not to fall prey to the provocation and to immediately report any such incidents to the authorities.
The FKNK cited a number of alleged attacks on its members.
In one case, a man is alleged to have grabbed a trapper by the neck and told him “I’ll kill you”. The FKNK said the victim had filed a report at Victoria police station.
It said that, in another incident, FKNK members had found a bag of rat poison scattered at Miżieb woodlands in Mellieħa, and said the intention was to poison the dogs which accompanied hunters.
On Monday morning, cars belonging to hunters which were in the Manikata area were vandalised, the federation said. Victims had filed a police report.
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