20.09.14 Ingliż Collective Punishment is Unjustified and Unacceptable Collective Punishment is unjustified and can never be accepted in a civilized society. The Federation for Hunting and Conservation – Malta (FKNK) therefore hereby officially disagrees with Governments decision to close the hunting season, which decision, in the FKNKs opinion is a grave mistake and a line of action that weakens the same Government’s position, in that it has given in to criminals rather than continue to strengthen legal hunting and the FKNK which have progressed immensely over the last decade. Government decision seems to have been taken following an incorrect report issued this morning by journalist and BirdLife Malta activist, Caroline Muscat, who falsely reported that yesterday a white stork had been shot. The FKNK cannot believe that Government could have made such a mistake and calls for an immediate rectification of the apparent hasty decision that may have been taken. The Government, as well as the Police Corps is well aware that the FKNK has worked and collaborated unreservedly in assisting the authorities to curtail such illegal activities perpetrated by criminals and not hunters. The person who was caught shooting a white stork earlier this month, trialled, found guilty and sentenced, was not an FKNK member and did not even have a hunting licence – so why link the incident with legal and sustainable hunting? Wrongdoers are found in all sectors of society. Therefore, it is wrong that Government has decided to punish the innocent rather than just the individual wrongdoer. This is a clear discriminatory action against legal hunters and can never be accepted. Pending clarification, and hopefully rectification, the FKNK hereby states that it is suspending its participation from all official related bodies in which it is currently represented. Furthermore, and pending any legal action that the FKNK may decide to take to safeguard its and its members interests at law, the FKNK may contemplate other measures of protest. Lino Farrugia CEO FKNK Maltese Il-Kastig Kollettiv Qatt ma jista jkun Iġġustifikat u Mhux Aċċettabli Il-Kastig Kollettiv huwa nġust u qatt ma jista’ jiġi aċċettat f’soċjeta’ ċivilizzata. Il-Federazzjoni Kaċċaturi Nassaba Konservazzjonisti (FKNK) għalhekk uffiċjalment ma tistax taqbel mad-deċiżjoni tal-Gvern li jagħlaq l-istaġun tal-kaċċa, liema deċiżjoni, fl-opinjoni tal-FKNK, hija żbal kbir u proċedura li ddajef il-pożizzjoni tal-istess Gvern, peress li qed jidher li ċeda lill-kriminali minflok ma kompla jsaħaħ il-kaċċa legali u lill-FKNK li għamlu passi ta ġant il-quddiem dawn l-aħħar għaxar snin. Id-deċiżjoni tal-Gvern tidher li ttieħdet wara rapport falz li sar dalgħodu mill-ġurnalista ħabiba tal-BirdLife Malta, Caroline Muscat, meta skorettement irraportat li kien sar sparar illegali fuq ċikonja bajda l-ġurnata ta qabel. Il-FKNK ma tistax temmen li l-Gvern seta għamel tali żbal u għalhekk issejjaħ għar-ratifikazzjoni tad-deċiżjoni magħġla li setgħet ittieħdet. Il-Gvern, kif ukoll il-Korp tal-Pulizija, huma sew infurmati li l-FKNK ħadmet u kkollaborat mingħajr riservi biex tgħin lill-awtoritajiet iwaqfu l-attivitajiet illegali li qed jagħmluhom kriminali u mhux kaċċaturi ġenwini. Il-persuna li nqabdet aktar kmieni dan ix-xahar li sparat fuq ċikonja bajda u li tressqet il-Qorti, instabet ħatja u weħlet il-pieni kkontemplati bil-Liġi, ma kienetx membru tal-FKNK u lanqas biss kellha liċenzja tal-kaċċa - allura xgħandu xjaqsam dan l-att kriminali mall-kaċċa sostenibli u legali? Fis-setturi kollha kollha tas-soċjeta’ jinsab il-ħażin. Għalhekk mhux sew li l-Gvern ha din l-azzjoni li tikkastiga lill-innoċenti u mhux biss lill-ħażin. Dan huwa pass ċar ta diskriminazzjoni kontra l-kaċċaturi legali u ma jista’ jkun aċċettat qatt. Il-FKNK tistenna kjarifika, u anki tispera frattifika. Sadanitant, il-FKNK qeda tissospendi l-parteċipazzjoni tagħha minn fuq entitajiet uffiċjali relatata fejn hija rappreżentata. Aktar minn hekk, il-FKNK qed tikkunsidra kull azzjoni legali li tista’ tiddiċiedi li tieħu sabiex tħares l-interessi tagħha u tal-membri tagħha u qeda ukoll tikkontempla kwalunkwe miżura oħra ta’ protesta. Lino Farrugia Kap Esekuttiv FKNK
Posted on: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 15:40:21 +0000
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