Defence lawyer Charles Mercieca on Saturday devoted much of his closing address in Yorgen Fenech's murder trial to challenging the credibility of state witness Melvin Theuma. Mercieca repeatedly questioned Theuma's changing accounts, the recordings he handed over to police and others he claimed to have destroyed, as well as the circumstances in which
Yorgen Fenech’s defence has continued its final address to jurors on the 52nd day of his trial, insisting that the businessman never ordered, financed or wanted the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia. Defence lawyer Charles Mercieca spent Saturday challenging the prosecution’s case and the credibility of self-confessed murder middleman Melvin
Yorgen Fenech’s defence questioned the disappearance of messages exchanged between disgraced former prime ministerial chief of staff Keith Schembri and lead murder investigator Keith Arnaud as it continued its final address to jurors on Saturday. Defence lawyer Charles Mercieca said missing phones, deleted chats and witnesses who were never called
The defence will this morning continue its submissions to the jurors in the trial of Yorgen Fenech. Once this is over, Judge Edwina Grima will be giving her own address before jurors deliberate and give their verdict. Bringing two days of intense submissions to an end Friday, prosecutor Anthony Vella maintained that the evidence firmly proved Fenech
Prosecutor Anthony Vella told the jury that the evidence against Yorgen Fenech forms a chain leading directly to him as the person who ordered Daphne Caruana Galizia's assassination, arguing that his financial interests, his relationship with middleman Melvin Theuma, his efforts to conceal evidence and his conduct before his arrest all contradict his
Melvin Theuma had already been promised a presidential pardon before police arrested Yorgen Fenech and heard his account of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder, the businessman’s defence told jurors on Friday. The claim triggered a dispute between defence and prosecution lawyers during the final stages of their closing submissions, forcing Judge Edwina
Prosecutors have continued their closing arguments in Yorgen Fenech’s murder trial this morning, telling jurors that “all paths lead to Yorgen Fenech.” Prosecutor Anthony Vella argued that while Daphne Caruana Galizia had criticised many people throughout her career, the key question was who had a motive that matched the evidence surrounding a commissioned
Prosecutors have questioned why disgraced former prime minister Joseph Muscat was not called to testify in Yorgen Fenech’s defence after the accused claimed Muscat spoke to him privately about murder middleman Melvin Theuma. During closing submissions on Friday, prosecutor Anthony Vella sought to dismantle Fenech’s account of two alleged meetings with
Prosecutors have launched a blistering attack on Yorgen Fenech’s version of events as closing arguments in the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder trial continue. Prosecutor Anthony Vella told jurors that parts of Fenech’s testimony simply “make no sense”, accusing him of changing his version of events and failing to answer crucial questions surrounding
The prosecution is expected to continue its closing address today as Yorgen Fenech's trial over the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia resumes before jurors. Yesterday's sitting saw the defence conclude its submissions and call its final witnesses, bringing the evidence stage of the trial to an end after 50 days of proceedings. Fenech has pleaded not
