Prosecutor Godwin Cini accused Yorgen Fenech of having his "fingerprints all over" the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia on Tuesday, bringing a heated three-day cross-examination to an end before the defence launched an attack on Melvin Theuma's credibility and the police investigation. The final day of Fenech's cross-examination saw Cini challenge
Yorgen Fenech’s defence accused investigators of mounting a “cover-up and frame-up” as the businessman concluded his testimony in the trial over the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Defence lawyer Charles Mercieca launched the accusation during submissions to jurors, attacking the credibility of pardoned middleman Melvin Theuma and
Welcome to our live coverage of Day 48 of Yorgen Fenech’s jury trial over the assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, where the Accused is set to continue his cross-examination. Godwin Cini returns to Fenech’s claim that he gave Melvin Theuma €50,000 after Theuma told him he had already paid a €30,000 deposit linked to the
The cross-examination of Yorgen Fenech will continue on Tuesday, following an intense sitting during which prosecutors compared his testimony with statements he gave investigators after his arrest. Fenech has pleaded not guilty to two principal charges: complicity in the wilful homicide of Daphne Caruana Galizia and criminal association to commit the
Yorgen Fenech told jurors on Monday that he felt betrayed by former OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri as he continued to deny having any involvement in the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia. Fenech was being cross-examined by prosecutor Godwin Cini, with much of the questioning focused on alleged conversations between Fenech, Schembri and Melvin
Yorgen Fenech has accused police investigators of steering the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder investigation away from former OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri and using Melvin Theuma’s testimony to frame him. Fenech made the claims during a tense cross-examination by prosecutor Godwin Cini, who confronted him with inconsistencies between his 2019 police
Welcome to our live coverage of Day 47 of Yorgen Fenech’s jury trial over the assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, where the Accused is set to continue his cross-examination. Yorgen Fenech began giving evidence in his own defence last Friday, after the judge rejected a defence request to dissolve the jury over concerns
Yorgen Fenech will return to the witness stand on Monday morning as prosecutors continue their cross-examination of the businessman accused of complicity in the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The trial resumes after a lengthly Saturday sitting, during which prosecutor Godwin Cini began cross-examining Fenech following the conclusion of
