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
Welcome to our live coverage as the jury trial of Yorgen Fenech over the assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia continues with Day 25. Proceedings are now underway before Madam Justice Edwina Grima at the Law Courts in Valletta. Former OPM Chief of Staff Keith Schembri is expected to continue testifying. Refresh the page for
Former OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri will continue testifying this morning following a dramatic sitting yesterday. Tuesday's court hearing was a blistering one that ran well past the usual 6pm cutoff point. Keith Schembri first spent hours answering questions about his relationship with Fenech, whom he described as a very good friend, as well as
Former Office of the Prime Minister chief of staff Keith Schembri told jurors on Tuesday that Johann Cremona had been offered up to €400,000 by Yorgen Fenech's lawyers to testify in the businessman's favour, only for the witness to repeatedly refuse to answer the court's questions before ultimately insisting he had "made it up". A dramatic confrontation
The jury hearing the trial of businessman Yorgen Fenech was plunged into fresh turmoil on Tuesday after a dramatic courtroom confrontation between two key witnesses prompted the defence to seek the dissolution of the jury, only for the presiding judge to reject the request and order proceedings to continue. The extraordinary scenes unfolded after former
