Cyclist shoots tourism minister’s cat

The Italian professional cyclist Antonio Tiberi had to answer to the judge. (archive image)

A court in the residence of Tiberi in San Marino sentenced the professional cyclist to a fine of 4,000 euros, according to a report by “Corriere della Serra”.

In the summer of 2022, the talent bought an air rifle and was eager to try it out. So he first shot a traffic sign out of his apartment window. hit. Then he decided to aim for a cat’s head. hit. The cat belonged to Federico Amati, San Marino’s tourism minister. He called the police and the case went to court.

“I was stupid”

There, Tiberi, once junior world champion in the individual time trial, said last November, according to the report: “I just wanted to test the range of the weapon. I was stupid and then I wanted to meet a cat. To my surprise, I actually met her I didn’t want to kill her and I even believed my gun wasn’t deadly.”

But it was, the shot in the head immediately took the animal out of life. Minister Amati said he was disappointed after the verdict. “You cannot shoot a pet and get away with a 4,000 euro fine,” said the politician. If Tiberi had done the same in Italy, he would have been jailed for at least four months. His racing team Trek-Sefredo has not yet commented on the incident. (SDA)

Source : Blick

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