24- 10-2025 UPDATE

Animal Guardians Malta Calls for Harsher Sentence of Satoshi Case of Tortured Cats

We shall continue to update you on our commitment to do our Best to bring Justice for the horrible way Okamura Satoshi tortured many of our tame community cats !

We are presently nearly daily communicating with the Attorney General 's Office , supporting the legal aspects that she DOES have the right , and duty , to intervene and Appeal the LENIENT Court Sentence Satoshi was given on the 14th October 2025.

BELOW IS OUR LATEST REQUEST Dated 23/10/2025.

To: The Honourable Attorney General

Office of the Attorney General

Valletta, Malta

Date: 23/10/2025

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Subject: Request for Review and Consideration of Appeal — The Police vs Satoshi Okamura

Judgment delivered 14 October 2025 by the Court of Magistrates (as a Court of Criminal Judicature)

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Dear Madam Attorney General,

We respectfully request that your Office review the judgment delivered on 14 October 2025 by the Court of Magistrates, sitting as a Court of Criminal Judicature, in The Police vs Satoshi Okamura (Case No. 7513/2025).

We acknowledge that appeals from judgments of the Court of Magistrates are generally regulated by Articles 413 to 429 of the Criminal Code (Chapter 9), and that appeals under Title V (Articles 497–515) relate principally to judgments of the Criminal Court. Nevertheless, Article 420A(1)(a) of the Criminal Code expressly provides that both the Attorney General and the convicted person may appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeal (Inferior Jurisdiction) on a point of law from any judgment of the Court of Magistrates acting as a Court of Criminal Judicature.

Upon examining the judgment, there appear to arise several arguable points of law meriting review under Article 420A:

1. Application of Article 412D Criminal Code (Treatment Orders)

The Court imposed both an effective term of imprisonment of two years and a three-year Treatment Order. Article 412D(1)–(4) contemplates a Treatment Order as an alternative or supplement to suspended or conditional sentences. The concurrent imposition of both sanctions, without explicit reasoning reconciling them, raises a point of law as to whether the order was lawfully and procedurally made.

2. Interpretation of Article 45(3) Animal Welfare Act (Cap. 439)

The Court stated that it was “precluded” from ordering reimbursement of expenses under Article 45(3) because proof “does not result from the acts.” The statutory text, however, appears to impose a duty to ensure reimbursement of public costs “reasonably incurred.” The issue concerns whether the Court erred in law by treating the absence of quantified evidence as an absolute bar, rather than exercising its discretion to ascertain such costs from the competent authority or defer determination.

3. Aggregation of Punishment under Article 17 Criminal Code

The judgment refers to Article 17 but does not clarify the method of calculation for the combined penalties under both Chapter 9 and Chapter 439 offences. Given the cumulative nature of the charges, this may raise a point of law as to whether the composite sentence was lawfully constructed within the limits prescribed by the Code.

In light of these matters, we respectfully request that your Office:

1. Conduct a legal review of the record and written judgment to determine whether an appeal on one or more points of law may be lodged before the Court of Criminal Appeal (Inferior Jurisdiction) under Article 420A; and

2. Advise on the procedural steps and statutory time limits applicable to such an appeal or other prosecutorial remedy as may be deemed appropriate.

This request is made in the public interest and in furtherance of the proper and consistent application of the Criminal Code and the Animal Welfare Act.

Respectfully,

Animal Guardians Malta VO/1063

animalguardiansmalta@gmail.com

CONTINUE SIGNING PETITION !! The Animal Torturer Deserves Maximum Sentence for EACH of the many cats he intentionally Brutally Mutilated and Tortured !

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Animal Guardians Malta (VO/1063) has today( 20/10/2025) sent a request to the Attorney General to Appeal the Lenient Sentence before the Court of Criminal Appeal in the case Police vs Okamura Satoshi, urging the Attorney General to ask the Court to impose harsher and consecutive sentences for the torture and killing of seven cats.

Link to Court Sentence Animal Guardians Malta sent to Attorney General.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1guH-dlm-wwHOlguc0...

The submission, supported by close to 10,000 petition signatories, asked for the Maximum Punishment for Each cat tortured by Satoshi and we thus argue that the sentence delivered by the Court of Magistrates — two years’ imprisonment and a €15,000 fine for All the cats Satoshi Brutally tortured— fails to reflect the gravity, cruelty, and multiplicity of the offences.

“Each of the cats was an individual victim who suffered pain, fear, and distress,” said Animal Guardians Malta. “Justice demands that each act of cruelty be treated as a separate offence deserving its own punishment. A single two-year sentence does not do justice to many lives lost.”

The appeal relies on the Animal Welfare Act (Cap. 439) and the Criminal Code (Cap. 9), arguing that Maltese law permits — and in such cases, requires — the imposition of separate and consecutive penalties for each distinct act of cruelty.

It also calls for a separate additional punishment for the accused’s assault on two police officers, which must not be bundled with the animal cruelty sentence.

Animal Guardians Malta emphasises that sentences for animal cruelty must serve as both justice for the victims and deterrence against future abuse. The organisation reiterates that a stronger sentence will reaffirm society’s condemnation of such acts and help protect animals from future suffering.

“This case has shaken public conscience,” the statement continues. “We call on the Attorney General to ensure that the punishment reflects the scale of cruelty and restores faith in Malta’s commitment to animal welfare and justice.”

Issued by:

Animal Guardians Malta (VO/1063)

In the name of the cats who were Brutally Tortured, Mutilated and Killed as well as over 10,000 citizens demanding justice for the seven tortured cats.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BNn4q7yyEjxVaGOvI...

Animal Guardians has also asked for Justice to be delivered for the 2 policemen who were assaulted by Satoshi. Our country must show that it does not allow disrespect of our officials !! This by severe punishment !