Both the current Police Commissioner, Michael Cassar, and Head of Security for International Events Peter Paul Zammit earn the same yearly salary - €38,937.

Both fall under salary scale 2, one scale above ambassadors.

Mr Zammit, himself a former Police Commissioner, explained that his post currently falls under the Office of the Prime Minister and receives his brief directly from the Prime Minister.  He could not, however, say what he does on a day to day basis, “As most of the work is of a security nature, meaning it deals with security issues, I can’t tell you what it’s all about otherwise what’s the use of me doing it”.

Asked whether he would be handling the security of the EU Africa Summit, Mr Zammit said – “Let’s say I may be involved, like I may be involved with CHOGM”. Justice Minister Owen Bonnici last May said that Mr Zammit would retain his new role as head of security for the CHOGM 2015 event, thus meaning that he would in fact be in charge of CHOGM security.

Mr Zammit did not say whether he had a police driver or not when asked, however said – “Let’s say we have policemen who are working in the same department”.

Asked if he could give any further information regarding the nature of the job, Mr Zammit said “sorry it’s classified”.

Mr Zammit was appointed to this position since he resigned from the post of Police Commissioner. He was then replaced by former Acting Police Commissioner Ray Zammit.

Peter Paul Zammit found himself at the centre of a scandal recently. An inquiry into the former Commissioner’s decision to drop the charges against Josmar Agius, the man who had allegedly assaulted the four officers, found Mr Zammit acted ‘on his own’ when he stopped police proceedings against the man.

Speaking with the Malta Independent in an interview last May, he said - “It is police practice that, where an allegation is made which disputes criminal charges, one does not allow court procedure to continue. The practice is called ‘staying of proceedings’. First you suspend proceedings and the withdrawal, if needed, would occur later. Suspending the proceedings was the first phase. We would then see how a case would develop and decide how to proceed,” he explained.