The Ministry for Justice and Home Affairs has congratulated Police Commissioner John Rizzo and the entire Police Corps “for maintaining law and order in an exceptionally difficult environment during the past four days”.
In a statement, Home Affairs Minister Carm Mifsud Bonnici said: "The unorthodox methods used by striking transport workers since Monday presented a number of trying challenges for our Police Force, and all these were tackled in the best possible manner, and effectively by Commissioner Rizzo and his team."
“The massive deployment of police officers in the face of several instances of provocation by transport workers on our roads controlled the potentially volatile situation which developed between Monday and Wednesday without escalating it and without any serious repercussions.”
The minister said those involved in criminal behaviour were held responsible for their actions.
A total of 17 persons were arraigned in court in connection with incidents related to the strikes over the course over the past three days.