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Newspaper post FULL STORY PAGES 8-9 YOUR FIRST READ AND FIRST CLICK OF THE DAY WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT SUNDAY • 18 JANUARY 2015 • ISSUE 793 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY maltatoday MRA director who vetted fuel oil specifications was given Trafigura gifts at the behest of Farrugia YOUR FIRST READ AND FIRST CLICK OF THE DAY All systems go to get the vote out and say no to spring hunting on 11 April, says animal rights activist and TV personality Moira Delia - page 4 All systems go to get the vote out All systems go to get the vote out All systems go to get the vote out All systems go to get the vote out All systems go to get the vote out All systems go to get the vote out All systems go to get the vote out All systems go to get the vote out All systems go to get the vote out All systems go to get the vote out All systems go to get the vote out All systems go to get the vote out All systems go to get the vote out All systems go to get the vote out All systems go to get the vote out All systems go to get the vote out All systems go to get the vote out All systems go to get the vote out All systems go to get the vote out All systems go to get the vote out All systems go to get the vote out All systems go to get the vote out All systems go to get the vote out All systems go to get the vote out All systems go to get the vote out All systems go to get the vote out All systems go to get the vote out An end to spring hunting €1.20 SAVIOUR BALZAN NEW emails published today in Mal- taToday shed new light on the extent of oil trader George Farrugia's close relationship with the energy regulator, namely a former director whose role was to certify the com- pliance of fuel oil specifications imported to Malta. In the cache of emails authored by George Farrugia and his wife Cathy, who invoiced oil giants Trafigura on behalf of Aikon Ltd, MaltaToday also reveals the familiarity be- tween the Farrugias and former prime min- ister Lawrence Gonzi. EXCLUSIVE TRAFIGURA GIFTS Emails show oil trader George Farrugia got freebie UK football tickets from Trafigura for Malta Resources Authority's former director in 2009 mt survey 43.8% 28.5% 8.2% 19.5% Muscat Busuttil Don't know None Muscat stays 15 points ahead of Busuttil First MaltaToday survey held after the sacking of minister Manuel Mallia shows Opposition leader Simon Busuttil trailing Prime Minister Joseph Muscat by 15 points in the trust barometer, with Busuttil showing a slight decline compared to November • PAGES 18-19 Oil trader George Farrugia, photographed here during his testimony to the Public Accounts Committee. Farrugia was granted a presidential pardon in 2013 PHOTOGRAPHY BY RAY ATTARD