Inspector Kurt Zahra resumes his evidence today after a lengthy day on the stand. On Tuesday, the jury was taken through recordings of Yorgen Fenech's police interrogations following his arrest in November 2019. The police interrogations had much to do with Fenech's allegations about former chief of staff Keith Schembri. Fenech claimed Schembri had
Yorgen Fenech admitted to police that he passed at least €400,000 to middleman Melvin Theuma, according to interrogation recordings played in court today. The bombshell admission emerged during footage of Fenech’s 2019 police questioning, where he repeatedly acknowledged handing over large sums of money while insisting he was being blackmailed by Theuma
Former prime minister Joseph Muscat’s 2019 birthday party at the official Girgenti residence has resurfaced during Yorgen Fenech’s murder trial, as jurors heard the businessman’s claims about a private conversation he said he had with Muscat during the event. The claims emerged from recordings of Fenech’s police interrogation following his arrest in
Yorgen Fenech told police following his arrest in November 2019 that Keith Schembri was behind the plot to assassinate Daphne Caruana Galizia, while naming former prime minister Joseph Muscat, Adrian Vella and Johann Cremona as people he claimed knew about it. The claims emerged as jurors watched footage of Fenech's four-hour police interrogation,
Yorgen Fenech told police he felt threatened and blackmailed by Melvin Theuma, recalling an incident in which Theuma allegedly collected his wife and children from the airport and later sent him a photograph with the message: “What beautiful children you have.” During Fenech’s 2019 interrogation, Inspector Kurt Zahra questioned him about why he continued
Yorgen Fenech told police in 2019 that then-prime minister Joseph Muscat allegedly warned him that Melvin Theuma would be raided and allegedly instructed him to “prepare Melvin” so investigators would find nothing useful. Watching recordings of Fenech’s police interrogation, the Court heard Fenech allege that Muscat warned him about the raid during
Footage of the interrogation of Yorgen Fenech showed him telling police that former OPM Chief Of Staff Keith Schembri allegedly planned on having middleman Melvin Theuma killed. This claim was by Fenech after his arrest in 2019, with footage of the interrogation being shown to the Jury as Inspector Kurt Zahra took to the witness stand. During questioning,
Former prime minister Joseph Muscat knew that his chief of staff Keith Schembri wanted Daphne Caruana Galizia killed, Yorgen Fenech claimed during his 2019 police interrogation, footage of which was played to jurors on Tuesday. Fenech claimed Muscat was one of three people who “100%” knew about Schembri’s alleged involvement, alongside businessman
The court is continuing to watch audiovisual recordings of Yorgen Fenech’s four-hour police interrogation following his November 2019 arrest, with Inspector Kurt Zahra giving evidence about the investigation. Fenech told police he had considered Keith Schembri “like a brother” and had deliberately protected him, but said their relationship eventually
The court is being shown footage of Yorgen Fenech’s four-hour police interrogation following his November 2019 arrest, with Inspector Kurt Zahra back on the witness stand after beginning his testimony yesterday. Zahra was one of the investigators involved in the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder investigation. During the interrogation, Fenech told police