A total 169 police officers were arraigned in five sittings of the Police Disciplinary Board last year, Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela told Jason Azzopardi (PN) in reply to a parliamentary question.

The minister said there had been no such hearings in 2013 following a general amnesty on disciplinary cases by the former Police Commissioner.

Seventy-four police officers were found guilty and had their weekly off days withheld for not more than seven days each. Nineteen were cleared of the charges.

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