Special police hubs to assist domestic violence victims planned

Four specialised police hubs, strategically located around Malta to cater for victims of domestic violence, are being planned, Michael Farrugia said.

The Home Affairs Minister, who was on Monday replying to a number of related parliamentary questions from Nationalist MP Claudette Buttigieg and Labour MP Alex Muscat, said that the possibility of establishing a mini-hub in Gozo for this purpose is also being considered.

The aim of the hubs would be to provide a place within which specialised officers would be available, for victims to seek help on incidents connected with domestic violence.

Home Affairs minister Michael Farrugia

Each hub would cover a number of district police stations, Farrugia said.

“The plan is to have a number of specialised officers housed in four hubs. This is part of the government’s plan, as was laid out in its electoral manifesto, for community policing,” he said.

The officers would be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Farrugia highlighted.