Witness testimony has officially begun in the jury trial of Yorgen Fenech, with Assistant Police Commissioner Keith Arnaud taking the stand as the first witness. Arnaud, the lead police investigator in the assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and a key prosecutor in the case, has just begun his testimony before the court
The first witness is expected to take the stand on Friday as Yorgen Fenech's trial over the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia enters its third day. The businessman is being charged in connection with the assassination of the journalist who was blown up in a car bomb in October 2017. Please refresh for constant updates 8.45am Daphne Caruana Galizia's
The jury trial of Yorgen Fenech enters its third day on Friday after prosecutors spent much of Thursday laying out what they described as the chronology of the plot that led to the assassination. Witness testimony is set to begin today. Fenech, 44, has pleaded not guilty to two principal charges: complicity in the wilful homicide of Caruana Galizia
These are the leading stories making front-page headlines in Malta this Friday. Almost all of Malta's local newspapers turn their attention to the second day of Yorgen Fenech's trial by jury over the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Times of Malta reports on the trial of Yorgen Fenech, where prosecutors argued that Daphne Caruana Galizia
Nearly nine years after the assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, the prosecution on Thursday presented jurors with its detailed account of why it believes businessman Yorgen Fenech should be found guilty of complicity in her murder, outlining the alleged planning of the assassination, the role of middleman Melvin Theuma,
The Attorney General argued on Thursday that Yorgen Fenech “wanted, ordered, and paid” for the voluntary homicide of Daphne Caruana Galizia, as the prosecution concluded its opening address in the trial by jury over the journalist’s assassination. Addressing jurors before Madam Justice Edwina Grima, lead state prosecutor Anthony Vella said that the
Earlier on Thursday, the prosecution laid out its description of how the “cowardly, violent, and brutal” assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia at the hands of alleged conspirator Yorgen Fenech, who is accused of setting off the chain of events which led to the murder. Lead prosecutor Anthony Vella, on behalf of the office of the attorney
Jurors in the trial of businessman Yorgen Fenech heard the prosecution’s version of events today as proceedings into the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia officially got underway. In his opening address, prosecutor Anthony Vella outlined the case the prosecution intends to prove, stressing that it is now up to the jury to assess the
The jury trial of businessman Yorgen Fenech is set to resume today as proceedings enter their second day. Fenech has pleaded not guilty to charges alleging he masterminded the 2017 murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Proceedings got underway on Wednesday with the selection of the jury, Fenech’s plea and the formal reading of the bill of indictment
Prosecutors are expected to put forward their case against Yorgen Fenech on Thursday, as the businessman faces the second day of his trial in connection with Daphne Caruana Galizia's murder. The opening day of Fenech's l ong-awaited trial by jury was largely procedural, with no witnesses called to testify. Prosecutors read out the bill of indictment,