Joe Gaffarena being held for questioning
The police are interrogating businessman Joe Gaffarena as part of a 'broad investigation', informed sources said today. Mr Gaffarena was arrested late yesterday and is still being held at police headquarters. A number of other people are also being...
The police are interrogating businessman Joe Gaffarena as part of a 'broad investigation', informed sources said today.
Mr Gaffarena was arrested late yesterday and is still being held at police headquarters. A number of other people are also being held.
Earlier this year, an inquiry by retired judge Michael Mallia found that a former police inspector, Daniel Zammit, had acted unethically in a heavily “compromised” murder investigation involving a relative of the Gaffarena family, which saw the crime scene destroyed and other important evidence delayed or tampered with.
Moreover, Inspector Zammit’s undeclared, extensive business relationships with the Gaffarena family led the former judge to recommend the Attorney General look into the possibility that the former inspector may have traded in influence.
The Gaffarena family has also been involved in a number of other controversial cases, including the opening of a petrol station in Qormi, initially without a permit, and the expropriation of properties.