Peter Caruana Galizia testified during Yorgen Fenech’s murder trial, telling jurors that Daphne Caruana Galizia planned to contact Fenech as she pursued what he described as the biggest investigation of her career in the weeks leading up to her assassination. He testified that Daphne had Yorgen Fenech’s phone number written down at home and had become
Keith Schembri’s court testimony in the trial of Yorgen Fenech kept people glued to their screens for most of the week. He alleged bribery by Fenech’s lawyers, shed light on his “good friendship” with the murder-accused, and gave a colourful anecdote of a naked lawyer in his office. If you were struggling to keep up with the details , here is a rundown
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
Jurors have spent the past month hearing witnesses in the trial of Yorgen Fenech, and this past week was one of their most intense yet. The latest episode of Times Talk sees court reporter Clara Farrugia explaining what happened in the cross-examination of Keith Schembri, where defence lawyers sought to challenge his account of key events, and questioned
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
