Freccia, I am sure that most people take your point.. however..if you have lived there you will know that employing people without a work permit is a big NO-NO, and having them arrested because they do not happen to have the work permits that the person reporting the individuals is required to obtain is "not quite cricket old boy".
Allegedly this employer had a financial interest in having his pilots deported before he was obliged to pay them, given that this is a rumour and news board, as such postings here may pre-warn others before they pack their bags for Malta.
True, it is always hard to start a company, but there are plenty of successful and legitimate businesses on Malta, who have not used the "Family network" and are founded and run on sound ethical and financial principals.