A man who is now being defended in court by former police commissioner Peter Paul Zammit acted arrogantly and aggressively towards police officers at the Zabbar police station, a magistrate heard today.

Police officers stationed at the Zabbar police station told Magistrate Saviour Demicoli how they felt “intimidated” when Josmar Agius, 44, from Marsaxlokk, told them he was going to call “Pietru Pawl” to report them.

They said they heard him on the mobile phone outside the police station telling the person on the other side of the line about what police officers he had at the Zabbar station.

They were testifying in proceedings against Mr Agius who is charged with causing a disturbance at the Żabbar police station in June 2013. It is also being alleged that he hindered them from carrying out their duties.

Police Sergeant Keith Mullan told the court how Mr Agius’s young daughter walked into the police station to file a report about a missing mobile phone but he told her to come back accompanied by an adult. She said her dad was at a band club at the time.

Some time later, Mr Agius walked in and, after waiting for a few minutes, entered an area usually restricted to police officers and began slamming on the table and complaining at the top of his voice about how he was being treated.

He told the officers that he was going to call “Pietru Pawl”, ostensibly referring to Mr Zammit, his lawyer, who at the time was police commissioner.

Sergeant Mullan and fellow officers Rosemarie Formosa and Christian Agius recalled how Mr Agius was “acting aggressively” and spoke to them in an “arrogant manner”.

They also said when asked by the court that they felt offended and “intimidated” when Mr Agius had threatened to call their boss, especially since they had not done anything wrong. They said the daughter was apologising for her father’s actions.

PC Formosa said: “I was not scared on him, but he was hindering our work, saying he was going to call the Commissioner. We did nothing wrong but we felt intimidated by his arrogant attitude.”

In his cross examinations, Mr Zammit, a legal procurator, asked the witnesses why they had refused to file a report from a minor. None knew how to explain except that that was “procedure”.

The case continues next month.

Police Inspector Hubert Cini prosecuted.