A man was engaged by the Ministry of Home Affairs on a position of trust to work as a dog handler because of his qualifications, Home Minister Carmelo Abela said.

Replying to a parliamentary question by Mario de Marco (PN), the minister said this person had many years of experience. His role as K9 Technical Instructor consists of the training of dogs and dog handlers at the prisons, in order to detect drugs, and in the Civil Protection Department to assist in search and rescue operations.

His salary is equivalent to pay scale 11. 

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