“He acted unethically.”

Former judge Michael Mallia concluding that former police inspector Daniel Zammit did not behave ap­pro­priately in a murder investigation; and his “dubious” links to businessmen “compromised” the inquiry.


“It is unacceptable that 24 hours after former judge Michael Mallia’s report into the Zammit family’s ties to shady characters, the Home Affairs Minister is silent.”

PN deputy leader Beppe Fenech Adami criticising the minister for failing to react to a report that casts a shadow on the police force.


“Highly abnormal.”

A senior government official re­marking on how a legal proviso was invoked by the government in the deal with Bank of Valletta over the House of Four Winds.


“We will review… the manner in which due diligence is carried out.”

Finance Minister Edward Scicluna reacting to comments that the recent swoop on six Maltese iGaming companies with alleged links to the Mafia put the island’s reputation at risk.


“He was almost proud of what he had done.”

Jason Vassallo on a policeman’s re­ply when he asked who had beaten his daughter’s boyfriend Jean Paul Aquilina.


“When will this traffic chaos stop?”

An exasperated motorist lamenting the chaotic situation on Malta’s roads.


“Suspicious.”

Police do not rule out foul play in the death of a Danish woman, 72, who was found dead in a Gozo valley.

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