Notary Pierre Falzon had been arrested in Marbella, Spain, on the strength of a European Arrest Warrant.

The Secretariat for Small Businesses said the warrant was requested by the Malta police and Dr Falzon was arrested on Saturday.

His wife insisted with timesofmalta.com that her husband is abroad because he is ill and his arrest was a consequence of him having been unable to attend a court sitting.

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