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Paceville: Labour says police reactive only to media reports
Opposition spokesman for home affairs and security Michael Falzon said that violent incidents are becoming a “regular fact” in Paceville.
31 October 2011, 12:00am
Miriam Dalli
Miriam Dalli
1 min read
Labour MP Michael Falzon has criticised the police for taking action only after the publication of a report in Sunday newspaper Torċa on the beating of a 17-year-old by a Paceville bouncer.
“It is shameful that Police only took action after the alleged incident was reported in local media. It is as if police only take action if you report your case to the media,” Falzon said, adding that is unacceptable that police did nothing when a police report was filed.
Torċa reported that the teenager was in an establishment with his girlfriend and some friends when a bouncer attacked him. According to a medical report seen by The Times, the victim suffered multiple bruises and hematoma.
“The media reports show how Paceville has degenerated in a locality without control and increased chaos. Violent incidents have now become regular fact of the place,” Falzon said.
Falzon accused the Police of being reactive rather than proactive: “The lack of management and decadence facing the Police Corp is a reflection of what is going on in the whole country.”
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a link to the original article:
http://www.torca.com.mt/FullArticle.php?ID1=%27Ahbarijiet%27&ID2=40738
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A delay of 15 days to start an investigation leads to questions such as is there a secret agreement between police and club management?
Malta should apply EU regulations where it comes to bouncers at the earliest.
Further more can we say that as usual no one will be holding responsibility for this lack of efficient investigation?
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Police needs to patrol paceville all week not only the weekend.There will be only 2 to 4 policeman on the beat usually these are very junior. The police needs to keep the law book in their hands and they have to make sure that clubs are closed according the time stipulated by law. It is very important to browse the sentences Magistrate Franco Depasquale is given regarding Paceville. The problem is only law enforcment.
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Another teenager beaten and nothing is done about it. Whatever happened to the bouncer who was responsible for the death of a Sudanese a few years ago?. Is he serving a life sentence? Bet your life he's not. Clubs/bars found to have used excessive force on customers in or out of the premises should be closed down and bouncers given a hefty jail sentence. That will stop the senseless beatings and the thug mentality. Lets hope the video footage,and this bar does have video camera's is not convieniently lost or erased.
