Head of the recently formed Voice of Livestock Breeders association Neophytos Neophytou was on Tuesday night allegedly threatened by a man holding a pistol.

According to the police, Neophytou appeared at a police station at around 11.25pm to report he had been attacked by three people shortly before on the Delikipos-Lythrodontas road.

“Three people riding two motorcycles stopped him and one of the suspects, after pointing a pistol at him, threatened him,” police said.

Meanwhile, the other two individuals caused damage to the front windshield of his vehicle.

Investigations into the case are ongoing.

Voice of Livestock Breeders is an interest group of livestock breeders formed amid the outbreak of the foot and mouth disease (FMD).

The group had in the past repeatedly voiced its disapproval regarding the government’s measures to combat the disease, including the culling of thousands of animals, insisting on an “appropriate” financial compensation.