The BBC Springwatch presenter and naturalist will appear before magistrates on Thursday morning on the island of Gozo after being charged with “attempting to use force” and “pushing against” a Maltese man.
Packham, who is making an independent film about Malta’s spring hunt in which thousands of migrating birds are shot over the Mediterranean islands, had called the police after discovering a large cage of protected wild species, including goldfinch, moorhen, starlings and turtle doves. It is illegal to keep some of these birds in captivity.
The police were present and “immediately took the side of the aggressors and manhandled Chris and other members of the team off the site”, according to a statement released via Packham’s agent.
After being detained for more than three hours at a police station, Packham was charged. His production team are believed to have camera footage that may exonerate him.
Those of you following myself, will know that l have posted before about the SHAME of the Maltese islands. it appears that the Maltese Police on these islands are also corrupt. That's not new, in not supporting the law of Europe .
But hey ho.. whats new when it comes to the laws of the European community and how they are interpreted, even reluctantly accepted further followed by those who claim to be in community.
It appears that in the UK we have accept the laws, and have been punished when others choose to do as they have always done.
lt also got a foot in the environment issue, with many rare birds being slaughtered by medieval practices by European members.
Politics, environment, and legal all fused together in a small crop of land in the Mediterranean sea.
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