A man who accused a magistrate, an official from the Attorney General's office and a police inspector with corruption was today charged with making false claims and vilifying them.

Christian Demanuele, 39, a company director from St Paul's Bay, pleaded not guilty to making the false claims in a letter he sent President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca in March.

The matter reached the police who began investigating the claims the man was making. No details of the case were mentioned in court.

He was charged with accusing people of committing a crime he knew had not taken place, with the aim of bringing the people he mentioned into disrepute, making false claims as well as vilifying and insulting them.

Mr Demanuele pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against him. The defence made no request for bail and he was remanded in custody.

Police Inspector Saviour Baldacchino prosecuted while lawyer Abigail Bugeja appeared for the man as legal aid.

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