Daniel and Roderick Zammit and their father Ray have got to be investigated for corruption

The spectacle of Enemalta employee Ray Ferris dragged through the mill and prosecuted like a criminal over four pieces of crystal was a piteous one.

Then you have former Enemalta chairman Alex Tranter, in a high profile prosecution over two hotel nights for a staff member and a couple of hundred euros in (receipted) per diem expenses on a company credit card.

But then brothers Daniel and Roderick Zammit, both police inspectors (Daniel has since been ‘boarded out’ of the force) and their father Ray Zammit, the former acting Commissioner of Police, were corrupt to the gills and nothing is being done about it.

And in their case, they were committing crimes they were in duty bound to prevent.

Why were they protected? Why are they protected even now?

We now discover that five years ago, Daniel Zammit acquired a large tract of land in Bahrija – yes, on his police inspector’s salary – and that he applied for a permit to build stables on it (the permit was refused, and the refusal was confirmed on appeal).

Why would a police inspector need stabling for horses? Because, it turns out, he owns four race-horses which are registered with the Malta Racing Club. This was confirmed by the Malta Racing Club, by means of a document which Police Inspector Zammit appended to his permit application.

YET NOBODY AT THE PLANNING AUTHORITY EVER FLAGGED THIS UP TO THE POLICE AND THE INVESTIGATING AUTHORITES.

That’s right: the Malta Environment and Planning Authority receives an application from a police inspector for stabling for his four race-horses on land he has acquired at Bahrija, and no alert system goes off.

Even worse, the police inspector applies for his permit, with his certificate of ownership of four race-horses, completely brazenly, as though it is entirely normal.