The partner stated the pilot had frequently expressed his doubts concerning the state of airworthiness of the aircraft. In addition, he held concerns the security of his job would be compromised if he had recorded these defects in the maintenance release.
There's the problem right there. Nothing will ever change until that changes. Bit like the whole problem they're having in the Law at the moment. Noone wants to speak up because they might as well quit the industry before they even start. This Pilot had 1000 TT/ 279 ME PIC so the twin time would have been like gold in the logbook.