The councilor of the Umbria Region, Emmanuel Fiorini, updated the issue of unlawful fines imposed on hunters of this area, announcing a provision against a WWF guard. Here is what Fiorini said about it: "I learn from hunting sources that Mr. Sauro Presenzini, WWF guard, was remanded for trial by the Court of Spoleto and consequently the Province of Perugia revoked the decree of voluntary fish-hunting security guard. Justice has its timing, but it eventually comes. For me it is a source of great satisfaction to see how the complaint I presented inOctober 2018 to the Carabinieri Forestry Region Command of Umbria and to the Public Prosecutor's Office at the Court of Spoleto and Perugia has been confirmed.
In that document I reported how Mr. Sauro Presenzini was, in a given period of time, in possession exclusively of the prefectural decree for the protection and protection of the environmental heritage, in the provincial context pursuant to national and regional environmental protection laws and therefore for the prevention and repression in the provincial context of infringements of the general and local regulations relating to the protection of animals and defense of livestock, which does not legitimize it to carry out controls and sanctions in the field of fish-hunting. In order to be able to carry out the control activity in fish-hunting matters, one should be the recipient of a specific provision issued exclusively by Province of Perugia. Instead, as now ascertained by the preliminary investigations, in that period the Presenzini raised penalties to hunters without having any decree issued by the Province.
This is why I asked the Authorities to make appropriate investigations to assess the existence of any irregularities or criminally relevant offenses. In the complaint I had also hypothesized the configuration of the hypothesis of a crime falling within the abuse of office or usurpation of title. Certainly, in the affair, the Province of Perugia did not carry out its duties and hence the complaint also filed against the competent office, whose manager was subsequently removed from office. Now, finally, the hunters are granted justice and the next step must be the annulment of all sanctions unlawfully imposed and the restitution of the sums to the hunters illegally harassed ".