<a href='https://ads.independent.com.mt/www/delivery/ck.php?n=afef72b0&cb=296' target='_blank'><img data-src='https://ads.independent.com.mt/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=22&cb=296&n=afef72b0' border='0' alt='' /></a>Former CEO of Steward Malta Armin Ernst pleaded not guilty to charges in relation to the hospitals deal. ADVERTISEMENTAttorney General lawyer Shelby Aquilina's request for Ernst to be tried separately from his co-accused was upheld, and corrections were made to the chargesheet. Inspector Wayne Rodney Borg testified that he had been asked to assist inquiring Magistrate Gabriella Vella. The inspector said that Ernst had held several roles in Vitals Global Health and Steward Health Care companies. Police Superintendent Hubert Cini and inspector Wayne Rodney Borg prosecuted alongside AG lawyers Shelby Aquilina and Rebekah Gatt.