The Government has submitted an application to the Court so that the appeal made by Steward Malta related to the hospitals concession is heard as a “matter of urgency.

In a statement, the Government said it had filed the application on Tuesday for the appeal to be held urgently, “in the public interest and in the national interest.”

The Government said that while it did not file an appeal on the decision given by Judge Francesco Depasquale in the First Chamber of the Civil Court in February, it had responded to the applications filed by the Steward companies – with a total of ten judicial acts submitted

In its responses the Government said it opposed Steward’s request to submit new evidence and documents, and in case the Court upholds this request, it retained the right to be in a position to respond to them, even by submitting a request to present documents that were “not available, nor did they exist,” before the judgement was handed down.

The Government said that, “this is because there were developments after the sentencing.”

The Government also opposed Stewards request that the Superior Civil Appeals Court refer the case to the European Courts.

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