Keith Schembri spent a third consecutive day in the witness box on Thursday, denying every allegation put to him during cross-examination in the trial by jury of Yorgen Fenech, rejecting claims that he commissioned Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination, leaked confidential police information, warned the businessman about the investigation or attempted
Former OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri on Thursday firmly denied ever asking anyone to kill either Daphne Caruana Galizia or murder middleman Melvin Theuma as defence lawyer Giannella de Marco pressed him on a series of allegations made by prosecution witnesses during the Yorgen Fenech trial. De Marco's questioning centred on the evidence given by
Former OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri will be the protagonist on Thursday as he faces questions from the defence lawyers of his once close friend Yorgen Fenech. Fenech is charged with compilicity in the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in October 2017. He is pleading not guilty. During Wednesday's testimony , Schembri told jurors
Keith Schembri is expected to return to the witness stand on Thursday for the third consecutive day of testimony in the trial by jury of Yorgen Fenech. The defence set to begin its long-awaited cross-examination of the former OPM chief of staff after two dramatic days dominated by explosive admissions, denials and repeated courtroom clashes. In his
Keith Schembri told jurors on Wednesday that Yorgen Fenech indirectly revealed his involvement in the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia before his arrest, leaving the former OPM chief of staff "frozen" and convinced that his greatest mistake was not immediately informing then prime minister Joseph Muscat and resigning. As he continued giving evidence
Disgraced former prime minister Joseph Muscat’s former chief of staff Keith Schembri continued his marathon testimony before the Yorgen Fenech murder jury on Wednesday, rejecting every allegation put to him by prosecutors while remaining unable to explain the disappearance of the personal mobile phone that investigators have not traced since his arrest
Former chief of staff Keith Schembri told jurors that Yorgen Fenech pleaded with him not to abandon him as police closed in on the businessman before his arrest in November 2019. Schembri said then prime minister Joseph Muscat called him on the eve of the arrest, saying the security services and Armed Forces believed Fenech was about to leave Malta
Former OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri said that Yorgen Fenech indicated his involvement in the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in a conversation with him, but insisted that he believed Fenech was not acting alone and was under the influence of drugs. Schembri was testifying for the second day in the trial of Fenech, accused of complicity
The murder trial of Yorgen Fenech took another dramatic turn as former chief of staff Keith Schembri told jurors about an emotional private conversation in which, he testified, Fenech indirectly led him to believe he had been involved in the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The testimony came after two tense days in court marked
Keith Schembri continues testifying when the trial of Yorgen Fenech resumes on Wednesday morning. Fenech, a prominent businessman, stands accused of complicity in the October 2017 murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. He is pleading not guilty. Schembri is an old friend of Fenech's who was chief of staff to Prime Minister Joseph Muscat when
