The police have refused to divulge the medical reasons on which former police inspector Daniel Zammit was boarded out.

The former officer, 35, is embroiled in controversy because of the speed with which his boarding out was handled and the equally fast way he was handed a €60,000 consultancy role with Enemalta, an appointment the Energy Minister eventually stopped.

The medical reason is crucial to determine whether Mr Zammit will receive a full pension, in which case he is obliged not to take up alternative employment.

If the condition is serious, a full pension is given based on the fact that the individual is unable to work elsewhere. Another option is for a partial pension that allows the officer to take on a new job. 

The police would only say that Mr Zammit “was considered unfit for police duties by a medical board” which is independent of the force.

In his former police role, Mr Zammit was coordinating investigations into smart meter tampering with Enemalta’s internal audit department.  

Mr Zammit has refused to comment on the controversy. There have been reports that he had business relations with Mark Gaffarena, who is also at the centre of another scandal related to the part expropriation of a Valletta property.