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References
- ↑ Judges. The Judiciary - Malta. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ↑ Pace, Yannick (2019-02-27). "Appeals court unable to judge merits of case after witness confuses testimony". MaltaToday.com.mt.
- ↑ Xuereb, Matthew (2016-05-08). "Judge who mistakenly jailed man to face disciplinary measures". Times of Malta.
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