There were 10 cases of accidental firearm discharge by the police during 2013 and 2014, Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela told Parliament this evening.
Replying to a question by PN MP Beppe Fenech Adami, Mr Abela said there were four cases of accidental firearm discharge in 2013 and six cases last year.
In six of the cases in question, the police officers involved temporarily lost their authorisation to carry a firearm until they underwent a retraining process.
In another case, a police officer was given a warning while in the remaining three cases no action was taken.
Six of the cases happened in the Rapid Intervention Unit’s quarters, and one of the cases was at the police station at Malta International Airport.
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Police District/Section
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Locality of incidents
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Date of incident
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Action taken
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1.
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5 PD
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Ghaxaq
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17/02/2013
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No other action taken.
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2.
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9 PD
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Burmarrad
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03/05/2013
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No other action taken.
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3.
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RIU
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Birzebbugia
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04/08/2013
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Internal authorisation to carry Glock revoked until re-trained and certified to re-use weapon.
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4.
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RIU
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RIU Quarters
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30/11/2013
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Internal authorisation to carry Glock revoked until re-trained and certified to re-use weapon.
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5.
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RIU
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RIU Quarters
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10/03/2014
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Internal authorisation to carry Glock revoked until re-trained and certified to re-use weapon.
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6.
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RIU
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RIU Quarters
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11/05/2014
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Internal Investigation revealed that weapon was defective
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7.
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RIU
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RIU Quarters
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14/05/2014
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Internal authorisation to carry CZ revoked until re-trained and certified to re-use weapon.
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8.
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RIU
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RIU Quarters
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23/05/2014
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Internal authorisation to carry CZ revoked until re-trained and certified to re-use weapon.
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9.
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MIA
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MIA Police Station
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09/07/2014
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Warning
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10.
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RIU
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RIU Quarters
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19/11/2014
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Internal authorisation to carry Glock revoked until re-trained and certified to re-use weapon.
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