Former police inspector Daniel Zammit was certified unfit for police duties by the psychiatry medical board, The Sunday Times of Malta has learnt.

The 35-year-old son of former acting police commissioner Ray Zammit was boarded out on medical grounds on April 21, together with another 12 civil servants from different government departments. The difference was that he was certified within a few days of his application, when the process usually takes months.

He then immediately landed a €60,000 consultancy job with Enemalta, which sparked an irate reaction from Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi who deemed the appointment “unacceptable” and immediately ordered the State company’s chairman to terminate the contract.

Although Mr Zammit was boarded out for psychiatric reasons, the job he landed at Enemalta was similar in nature. Before joining the energy company he had been part of the police force’s Economic Crimes Unit, investigating and prosecuting fraud, such as in the case of the smart meter tampering by consumers to avoid hefty electricity bills.

The former acting commissioner has another son in the police force – Roderick Zammit – and all three were involved as shareholders in companies with the Gaffarena family.

Police officers are not permitted to carry out other work unless they have prior permission from the Police Commissioner.

Mark Gaffarena has been at the centre of a political storm since the expropriation of a Valletta property by the government that made him a millionaire within a few weeks.

The Nationalist Party yesterday called for an inquiry into business relations between the Zammits and Gaffarenas, particularly since the former police inspector was entrusted with an investigation into a murder involving the Gaffarena family at the time.

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