Former Police Commissioner Lawrence Cutajar was accused by Yorgen Fenech's defence team of being "corrupt" and of lying under oath, as he testified in the murder trial concerning the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia. He also told jurors on Monday that his contact with Edgar Brincat was a genuine policing exercise aimed at gathering intelligence
Day 17 of the Yorgen Fenech murder trial ended on its most explosive note yet, when defence lawyer Giannella De Marco told former Police Commissioner Lawrence Cutajar “You’re corrupt,” after the defence probed about a tip-off on middleman Melvin Theuma’s arrest date, to which he replied, “I didn’t know the date”. This came near the end of a cross-examination
Disgraced former police commissioner Lawrence Cutajar was accused of lying under oath and of being corrupt on Monday afternoon after a wiretapped phone call contradicted his claim that he had not discussed the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder case with anyone before testifying in separate proceedings. Cutajar, who led the police force during the murder
Day 17 of the Yorgen Fenech murder trial saw former Police Commissioner Lawrence Cutajar finally called to testify, after days of being referenced, quoted, and cross-examined about by nearly every witness who has taken the stand this past week. Who is Lawrence Cutajar? Cutajar confirmed he was the man in charge of the force when the Caruana Galizia
Edwin Brincat, the longtime friend and mentor of pardoned middleman Melvin Theuma, was pressed on Monday morning over inconsistencies in his testimony about what he knew of Theuma’s recordings, disgraced former OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri, ex-bodyguard for the Prime Minister Kenneth Camilleri, and the police investigation into Daphne Caruana
The trial of Yorgen Fenech has entered its 17th day, with the defence continuing its cross-examination of middle-man Melvin Theuma’s “close friend”, Edgar Brincat, known as il-Ġojja. Brincat started his testimony on Saturday, where he said that Theuma had confessed to acting as the middleman between Fenech and the Degiorgio brothers in Daphne Caruana
The trial of Yorgen Fenech enters its 17th day on Monday, when Edgar Brincat il-Ġojja will continue testifying. Brincat is being cross-examined by Fenech’s lawyers, having been called to the stand on Saturday. Fenech is pleading not guilty to complicity in the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia. Prosecutors say he paid €150,000 to have the journalist
The prosecution will continue presenting its case today as the trial by jury of Yorgen Fenech enters its 17th day, with Edgar Brincat, known as Il-Ġojja, expected to continue his testimony before the jury. Saturday's sitting was largely dominated by the testimony of Edgar Brincat, known as Il-Ġojja, who recounted conversations he claimed to have had
A close friend of state witness Melvin Theuma told jurors on Saturday that Theuma had claimed Yorgen Fenech gave him €150,000 to pay the Degiorgio brothers for the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder, while also describing how the middleman secretly recorded conversations with the businessman because he feared he would eventually be left to shoulder responsibility
Edwin Brincat, the longtime friend and mentor of pardoned middleman Melvin Theuma, told jurors on Saturday how disgraced former police commissioner Lawrence Cutajar entered the picture after Theuma had begun panicking about secret recordings linking Yorgen Fenech to Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder. Brincat, known as il-Ġojja, was testifying in Fenech’s
