Live: Melvin Theuma cross-examined by Yorgen Fenech's lawyers
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
Theuma’s recordings continue to reveal a web of money, fear and warnings
The secret recordings made by Melvin Theuma continued to take centre stage in the murder trial of Yorgen Fenech on Tuesday, as the self-confessed middleman described the recordings as the one thing that could prove his account of what had happened behind the scenes following the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia. Fenech has pleaded not guilty
Theuma testimony over: ‘No one touches us with a Labour government’
Melvin Theuma concluded his testimony in the trial of Yorgen Fenech on Tuesday, ending several days of evidence in which the pardoned middleman took jurors through secret recordings, phone calls and messages concerning the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The prosecution formally declared that it had no further questions for Theuma
‘Probably Keith’: Theuma says Fenech got ‘clean’ phone through Schembri’s secretary
Melvin Theuma told jurors that Yorgen Fenech was given a new “clean” mobile phone through Keith Schembri’s secretary as scrutiny of the businessman intensified, saying the device was “probably” supplied by the former prime minister’s chief of staff. The evidence emerged on Tuesday as Theuma, the self-confessed middleman in the assassination of journalist
‘Arnaud’s Got Guts To Keep Working. He Only Makes €1,700 A Month,” Yorgen Fenech Says In Recording
Yorgen Fenech was heard telling Melvin Theuma that lead investigator Keith Arnaud “has guts to keep working” despite earning just €1,700 a month, as the court listened to more secret recordings of the two men. The exchange was heard on the recording played in court, with Theuma identifying the words being said. The recordings are among the key pieces
Live: Yorgen Fenech trial enters sixth week as Melvin Theuma returns for fourth day of testimony
Middleman in the Daphne Caruana Galizia assassination plot Melvin Theuma is set to continue his testimony in court on Tuesday. Theuma's testimony continued on Monday, with jurors hearing further secret recordings centred largely on the financial pressure he said he faced from the Degiorgio brothers after Daphne Caruana Galizia's murder. Theuma, the
Today's front pages - August 11, 2026
The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Tuesday. Times of Malta reports how Melvin Theuma told a court that Yorgen Fenech reimbursed him for a €60,000 payment he made to the family of two of the men who murdered Daphne Caruana Galizia. Fenech is on trial for the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia. Theuma was the murder plot's middleman
Editorial: Muscat cannot rewrite the history of Daphne’s murder
There comes a point when former holders of public office should stay silent. Yet, as extraordinary evidence continues to emerge from Yorgen Fenech’s trial, Joseph Muscat has chosen to claim credit for the fact that prosecutions followed Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder on his watch. Responding to Opposition Leader Alex Borg, Muscat said the “crucial
