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Maltese central bank chief defies calls to resign amid sprawling corruption case
Fearne's lawyers likewise argued that he had sought to terminate the deal in 2018 and block payments to the concessionaires in 2021. The court "took note" of this argument but alleged that he had nevertheless failed to object to requests …