Opposition leader Simon Busuttil has filed an application in court for the five libel cases he filed against the General Workers' Union and Labour Party media to be heard with urgency.

He said he wanted the cases to be heard quickly because he was not afraid of the truth. He said he wanted the court to confirm as quickly as possibly that the allegation that he bribed the Gaffarena family, currently in the midst of controversy, was a lie from beginning to end.

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