Qala property developers Kevin and Joseph Xerri have filed a judicial protest against Mepa Audit Officer Joseph Falzon, complaining that his inquiry into their property development permit had prejudiced appeal hearings which are still pending.

They said that they had been granted a development permit after amending their plans in line with requests by the Development Control Board and in view of objections.

The permit, they said, was in line with planning policies, but a number of environment NGOs had still requested the audit-officer to investigate, and an appeal was also launched.

The auditor-general had gone ahead with his inquiry and published his findings - against the development permit - even though the appeal was pending. The developers said that in so doing the audit officer had prejudiced the appeal proceedings and caused them damages.

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