The owners of a small tanker which was impounded in Grand Harbour last week during investigations into fuel transfer allegations this morning presented a judicial protest calling for its release.

The owners of the MV Santa Maria - S.L. Maria Navigation Ltd, filed the protest against the Police Commissioner, the Harbour Master, the Comptroller of Customs, Transport Malta, the Attorney General and the Registrar of the Law Courts.

They said that no evidence had been presented against them and the ship should therefore be released. The fact that the ship was being held was causing the company serious financial damages, harming its reputation, and endangering the employment of some 100 employees, the company said. 

The continued arrest of the ship was not justified when compared to the losses which it was making, the company said.

Lawyers Michael and Lucio Schriha filed the request. 

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