A dramatic confrontation unfolded in Yorgen Fenech’s trial by jury today as Melvin Theuma and Kenneth Camilleri were confronted with each other’s conflicting versions of events. The confrontation was requested by the defence during Theuma’s second day of cross-examination, with Camilleri called to the witness stand while Theuma remained seated facing
Pardoned middleman Melvin Theuma has admitted that claims he made about former Police Commissioner Lawrence Cutajar being paid thousands of euros were untrue, as defence lawyers continued a fierce cross-examination aimed at undermining his credibility in the Yorgen Fenech murder trial. During another tense sitting, defence lawyer Gianella de Marco
Melvin Theuma faces his second day of questioning by Yorgen Fenech's defence team on Thursday, as Fenech's trial by jury enters its 38th day. Theuma says Fenech gave him money to relay to the hitmen who assassinated journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in October 2017, then gave him more money for them once they were arrested and assured him that he would
Melvin Theuma admitted under cross-examination on Wednesday that he had lied when he implicated former OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri in the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, as defence lawyer Gianella De Marco repeatedly challenged the self-confessed middleman's credibility. As the cross-examination started after four days of question from the
Pardoned murder middleman Melvin Theuma admitted he had lied about the involvement of former chief of staff Keith Schembri in Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination and had also bluffed about obtaining information directly from then-Police Commissioner Lawrence Cutajar. The admissions came during a combative day of cross-examination in Yorgen Fenech’s
Melvin Theuma admitted in court that he gave money to a former assistant police commissioner who was also providing him with sensitive information about the police investigation into Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder. Under cross-examination on Wednesday, the self-confessed middleman in the assassination told jurors that he had developed a friendship
As the trial of Yorgen Fenech reaches its thirty-seventh day on Wednesday, state witness Melvin Theuma faces cross-examination by the defence. Following four days of direct questioning by prosecutors, defence counsel will now take their turn. Throughout the proceedings, jurors have listened to Theuma detail how Fenech ordered the murder to prevent
