Peter Caruana Galizia, the husband of murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, told jurors on Saturday of the devastating personal impact of the journalist’s assassination and recounted how his wife had become increasingly consumed by her investigation into the Electrogas deal in the months before she was killed. Caruana Galizia was testifying on
A family forever scarred by the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was laid bare in court on Saturday as her husband, Peter Caruana Galizia, gave an emotional account of the devastating impact her murder has had on their lives. Speaking before jurors in the trial by jury of Yorgen Fenech, Peter Caruana Galizia revisited the events of
It was a month ago, on 1 July, that the trial by jury of Yorgen Fenech started. Today, in the 28 th sitting, more testimonies will be heard as the prosecution continues to builds its case. Yorgen Fenech, a businessman, has pleaded not guilty to two principal charges: complicity in the wilful homicide of Daphne Caruana Galizia and criminal association
The methods used by police during the investigation into Yorgen Fenech took centre stage on Friday as jurors heard testimony about the businessman's arrest, extensive searches carried out after he was intercepted aboard his yacht, and repeated defence challenges over how investigators selected, preserved and interpreted evidence recovered from Fenech's
Former police inspector Keith Vella testified that the police did not seize a file containing excerpts of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s blog from Keith Schembri’s office noting that these were already available online. Schembri’s office was searched in December 2019, Schembri was present as was his deputy and later replacement Mark Farrugia. Vella served
Police searching Yorgen Fenech’s home and office seized a series of documents and items linked to major chapters of the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder case, including flip charts appearing to reference the Electrogas project, the infamous selfie of Melvin Theuma and Keith Schembri, and the contract for Theuma’s alleged phantom government job. Former
Police searching Yorgen Fenech’s home and office seized a series of documents and items linked to major chapters of the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder case, including flip charts appearing to reference the Electrogas project, the infamous selfie of Melvin Theuma and Keith Schembri, and the contract for Theuma’s phantom government job. Former police
The police operation carried out at Keith Schembri’s Mellieħa home after his arrest was not a conventional search, but a targeted exercise to collect specific electronic devices, a police sergeant told the jury in Yorgen Fenech’s trial today. Sergeant Gary Scerri explained that the operation was conducted on the instructions of lead investigator Keith
Yorgen Fenech's jury trial continues on Friday after former OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri concluded three consecutive days on the witness stand, during which he spent hours being cross-examined by the defence over allegations linking him to the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia and his alleged involvement in events surrounding the murder
Keith Schembri spent a third consecutive day in the witness box on Thursday, denying every allegation put to him during cross-examination in the trial by jury of Yorgen Fenech, rejecting claims that he commissioned Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination, leaked confidential police information, warned the businessman about the investigation or attempted