Former police commissioner Peter Paul Zammit believes his predecessor may not have been fully convinced of John Dalli’s alleged involvement in the snus affair.

Ex-police chief John Rizzo told Parliament on Thursday his investigating team concluded there was sufficient evidence to prove the former European Commissioner knew what was going on. However, Mr Rizzo also said he wanted to interrogate Mr Dalli, who was abroad with a medical certificate, before charging

“To me this suggests that Mr Rizzo was not convinced... I think there was prejudgment without having all the facts at hand and it seems he [Mr Rizzo] still had a nagging doubt,” Mr Zammit said when contacted.

Three months after becoming police commissioner last year, Mr Zammit went on record saying there was no criminal case against Mr Dalli.

Mr Zammit yesterday defended his decision to review the case without going to Mr Rizzo. He said it did not make sense to go back to the investigator who worked on the case because it would have prejudiced my assessment. He wanted to look at all the evidence with fresh eyes, with an open mind.