Five fish-farm operators have filed a libel suit claiming that an article published in the Sunday newspaper Maltatoday was defamatory.

Mare Blu Tuna Farm Ltd, Ta' Mattew Fish Farms Ltd, Fish and Fish Ltd, Malta Fishfarming Ltd and AJD Tuna Ltd filed the suit in the Magistrates' Court against editor Saviour Balzan and journalist Raphael Vassallo.

They argued that the article titled Tuna Export Figures Questioned By Experts, published in the July 30 issue, was libellous and defamatory.

Lawyer John Refalo signed the writ.

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