Troubled Police Officer Shows ‘Degrading State’ Of Deteriorating Ħamrun Police Station In New Images
A troubled police officer has shared horrific images of the “degrading state” of the Ħamrun Police Station, questioning how people are expected to work in such an environment.
Sharing the photos with Lovin Malta, the images reveal run-down toilets, broken windows, mouldy walls – and even dish cloths replacing door knobs.
“This is a police station in which we expect the police to work every day in order to serve the country and citizens,” the police officer, who is stationed at the Ħamrun Police Station, told Lovin Malta under condition of anonymity.
“In these photos, you can notice the deteriorating and degrading condition of this police station, with parts of the garage roof falling to pieces and dirty toilets with a smell that remains the same even though they cleaned it.”
“It is also worth mentioning that the same toilet door does not close. Water drips from the air conditioner and the wall behind it is really dirty,” they said, with dark mould also visible on the walls.
“Wires coming out from bare electric sockets and broken sockets in a dangerous state which one can easily be injured with due to the electricity passing through,”
While making reference to objective eight of the Malta Police Transformation Strategy – a newly launched five-year strategy for modernising the force– they emphasised that police officers’ work environment is not being prioritised enough.
Objective eight states in the Malta Police Transformation Strategy states that:
The quality of the environment and work experience of all personnel are of great importance, and these will be improved through an upgraded and well-maintained working environment. The aim is to enable a positive employee experience thereby supporting a higher quality service being offered to the public. Personnel within the Police organisation will be provided with the right facilities, tools, and support necessary to deliver the best service possible to the community. These improvements are to include maintenance, upgrades to the office furniture, cleaning of workspace, basic commodities for staff, and the required tools.
This issue is far from new, with the Malta Police Union previously raising alarm about the state of the Mosta police station, showing similar photos of deterioration.
It’s high time that police officers’ working environments start to be prioritised by authorities – if not, how can Malta expect high morale among the force when this is what they are faced with daily?
If you have any other images of other police stations around Malta, send them over to Sasha in confidence at [email protected]
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