Former Police Commissioner Peter Paul Zammit yesterday denied he acted alone when deciding to put the lid on the investigation into John Dalli, arguing that one of the lead investigators adamant on charging the former European Commissioner was being “subjective”.

“He [Inspector Angelo Gafa’] was following his own morals and subjective evaluation. But evidence is not subjective. It is purely objective and there was not enough at that stage to ensure a conviction,” Mr Zammit told Times of Malta.

He was reacting to testimony in the House Privileges Committee on Wednesday by Mr Gafa’ on Mr Zammit’s decision not to charge Mr Dalli in relation to a bribery investigation. 

Former Police Commissioner John Rizzo was also of that opinion that Mr Dalli should be charged while the former Assistant Commissioner Michael Cassar was not so convinced, he felt that the police could obtain a conviction against Mr Dalli had he been charged alongside his former canvasser.

When this was put to Mr Zammit, the former police chief said that Mr Rizzo clearly still had doubts because he wanted to interrogate Mr Dalli one last time before arraigning. This, he said, seemed to support his own belief that not enough evidence had been collected against Mr Dalli.

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