马耳他捕鸟者因伤害鸟类保护活动者而获得一年的有条件释放。 Maltese trappers get one-year conditional discharge for injuring bird protection activists.

两名马耳他捕鸟者在被判犯有轻伤两名报告非法捕鸟的马耳他鸟类生命组织成员罪后,被判处一年的有条件释放。 Two Maltese trappers were sentenced to a one-year conditional discharge after being found guilty of slightly injuring two BirdLife Malta members who were reporting illegal bird trapping. 由于缺乏证据证明袭击者在法定时限内得到适当通知,因此其他指控被宣告无罪。 The assailants were acquitted of other charges due to a lack of evidence that they were properly notified within the legal time frame. BirdLife马耳他的首席执行官对判决和警方合作表示失望。 BirdLife Malta's CEO expressed disappointment in the verdict and the police's cooperation.