Live – Yorgen Fenech trial: Boat captain told police Fenech planned to remain in Pozzallo
Jurors in the Yorgen Fenech trial on Friday heard detailed testimony retracing the police operation that led to the businessman’s arrest as he attempted to leave Malta by yacht in November 2019, while a succession of officers described searches carried out at his yacht, Portomaso properties and Keith Schembri’s office, the evidence recovered, and the investigations that followed.
Yorgen Fenech, a businessman, has pleaded not guilty to two principal charges: complicity in the wilful homicide of Daphne Caruana Galizia and criminal association to commit the murder.
Caruana Galizia, a columnist with The Malta Independent, was killed in a car bomb on 16 October, 2017.
Five men have already been convicted in connection with Caruana Galizia’s assassination. Vince Muscat admitted his role in the murder in 2021 and was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment. Alfred and George Degiorgio each received 40-year prison sentences after pleading guilty in 2022, while Robert Agius and Jamie Vella were sentenced to life imprisonment in 2025 for supplying the bomb used in the attack.
The prosecution is being led by Attorney General lawyers Godwin Cini, Anthony Vella and Danika Vella, assisted by Assistant Commissioner Keith Arnaud and Inspector Kurt Zahra. Fenech is represented by lawyers Charles Mercieca, Gianella Demarco and Gianluca Caruana Curran, while lawyers Therese Comodini Cachia and Jason Azzopardi are appearing parte civile on behalf of the Caruana Galizia family.
Judge Edwina Grima is presiding.
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18:20 The court is now adjourned. The trial will resume tomorrow at 9am. A summary of the proceedings will follow shortly.
18:17 During cross-examination, defence lawyer Giannella de Marco questions Police Constable Jurgen Muscat about the analysis of data extracted from electronic devices as part of the investigation.
De Marco refers the witness to official police correspondence, which she says was authored by Muscat, concerning the analysis of a conversation between Johann Cremona and Melvin Theuma.
18:10 Police Constable Jurgen Muscat tells the court that he took part in several searches connected to the investigation.
He says he was present during searches at the residence of Edwin ‘Il-Ġojja’ Brincat in Ħ’Attard, at a maisonette belonging to Melvin Theuma in Wied il-Għajn, and at Level 21, Portomaso.
Muscat adds that, during the search at Portomaso, investigators also recovered a photograph of Melvin Theuma.
18:06 Following the conclusion of former Inspector Keith Vella’s testimony, Danilo Francalanza takes the witness stand.
Francalanza tells the court that in 2019 he was stationed with the Anti-Money Laundering Squad. His testimony is brief before the prosecution calls its next witness.
The court then hears from Jurgen Muscat, who says that in 2019 he was a police constable stationed with the Economic Crimes Unit and took part in a number of searches carried out during the investigation. He adds that in 2020 he joined the task force responsible for extracting and analysing data recovered from electronic devices relevant to the investigation.
17:57 The defence asks what became of the 44 documents recovered from Keith Schembri’s office at Castille.
Former Inspector Keith Vella tells the court that he discussed the documents with an Assistant Commissioner, who informed him that the subject matter had already been investigated and instructed him to keep the documents for the time being.
“He told me, ‘For now, keep them.’ I asked several times whether I should submit them, but I was never given any further instructions,” Vella tells the court.
He adds that he showed one of the recovered documents to Inspector Keith Arnaud, but says he was never contacted again regarding the remaining 44 documents after being instructed to retain them.
Vella also notes that there are separate ongoing proceedings concerning 17 Black and Keith Schembri.
17:49 During cross-examination, former Inspector Keith Vella confirms that, unlike Yorgen Fenech’s Portomaso office and residence, which had been sealed and placed under a fixed police guard, Keith Schembri’s office at Castille was not.
Vella tells the court that although the office was locked, it was not under permanent police surveillance.
17:48 Defence lawyer Giannella de Marco points out that investigators recovered even blank sheets of paper during searches at Yorgen Fenech’s office and the Tumas Group, questioning the criteria used to determine what material was seized.
She then asks Vella whether he knew who the Tumas Group board members whose boardroom he searched were, or who the secretary was whose office he searched and from which he recovered various items.
Vella replies that he did not know the identities of any of those individuals.
17:36 The defence now turns to a large folder containing photocopies of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s blog posts, which is visible in the search footage. The defence asks why the folder was examined before being returned to the drawer instead of being recovered as evidence.
Vella replies that he was not alone in the office while the search was taking place.
Asked whether the folder was ultimately seized, Vella confirms that it was not.
The defence points out that the folder also contained documents inserted between the photocopied blog posts and questions why these were not considered relevant to the investigation.
Vella tells the court that the material was publicly accessible online at the time and, for that reason, he did not consider it necessary to recover it. The defence continues to press the witness on why the documents contained within the folder were not treated as potentially relevant evidence.
17:33 Cross-examination begins with defence lawyer Giannella de Marco asking former Inspector Keith Vella to explain the scope of his duties during the investigation.
Vella tells the court that his role was to carry out searches and recover material that could be relevant to financial crimes, adding that evidence linked to other offences could also be seized if considered pertinent.
Referring to the search at Castille, De Marco notes that Vella had testified he was responsible for searching for evidence relating to financial crimes while Keith Arnaud and Kurt Zahra were conducting a separate search connected to the homicide investigation. Vella confirms this.
De Marco then points out that the footage shown in court appears to show only Vella carrying out a search. Madam Justice Edwina Grima intervenes, stating that Inspector Arnaud can also be seen conducting his own search in the footage.
17:25 The court is shown footage of the search inside former OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri’s office at Castille.
Asked by the prosecution to explain what the footage shows, former Inspector Keith Vella says he was carrying out a “meticulous drawer-by-drawer search”, following the same procedure used in every search to ensure that no documents were overlooked.
Vella tells the court that officers recovered 45 documents during the search. He says 44 of them related to Rotorua Trust and Tillgate Inc., while another was a handwritten document found on Schembri’s desk. Vella explains that he believed the handwritten note could be relevant to the investigation being led by Keith Arnaud and Kurt Zahra, and it was therefore also seized.
He explains that Keith Schembri confirmed that all the documents had been recovered from his office in his presence before they were placed in an evidence envelope.
17:08 The jury returns to the courtroom and former Inspector Keith Vella resumes giving evidence.
Madam Justice Edwina Grima asks the witness whether he knows who wrote the handwritten notes on the flip charts.
Vella replies that he did not investigate who wrote them and did not examine their contents. He explains that his role was simply to recover items that could potentially be relevant to financial investigations.
17:08 Proceedings are briefly interrupted after defence lawyer Charles Mercieca raises a point of law, arguing that former Inspector Keith Vella should limit his evidence to the facts and refrain from interpreting documents recovered during the searches.
Prosecutor Godwin Cini replies that, as the investigating officer who seized the documents, Vella is entitled to explain why he considered them relevant to the investigation.
Mercieca says that he is not challenging the witness’s right to explain why the material was recovered, but argues that he should not interpret its contents by relying on allegations or media reports.
Madam Justice Edwina Grima rules that Vella may testify about the items he recovered, the searches he carried out and the reasons he believed the material could be relevant to the investigation. However, she directs that he must not offer interpretations or commentary on handwritten notes or documents that are not his own.
16:54 The witness continues explaining the contents of the flipchart, pointing to handwritten references to Siemens, Enemalta, SOCAR and GEM Holdings.
He says the names relate to 17 Black.
The defence objects, arguing that the witness should limit himself to describing what is written on the documents rather than drawing his own conclusions.
The court is then shown another page from the flip chart containing references to FSU, LNG, Electrogas, a loan, and a handwritten note referring to €100 million.
The witness says he believes the FSU reference relates to the gas tanker at Marsaxlokk and suggests the €100 million note may relate to a loan.
The defence again objects, insisting that the witness cannot speculate about the meaning of the notes and arguing that his role was simply to recover the evidence.
Madam Justice Edwina Grima responds that the defence will have the opportunity to put its questions to the witness once the prosecution concludes its examination.
16:34 The court hears that a cabinet in the Level 21 boardroom contained a handwritten letter allegedly written by state witness Melvin Theuma.
In the letter, Theuma allegedly claims that Yorgen Fenech and Keith Schembri had engaged him to arrange Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder.
The witness says the signed letter also refers to a government job allegedly secured for Theuma by ‘Keith tal-Kasco.’
Theuma later lost this job.
According to the witness, Theuma wrote the letter because he feared for his life.
Investigators also recovered Theuma’s employment contract and two payslips from the same cabinet.
16:22: The witness tells the court that his role in the case was limited to the financial crimes investigation and that he had no involvement in the homicide investigation itself.
The prosecution is exhibiting a number of documents and papers recovered from the office at Level 21 of Portomaso.
According to the witness, these were seized because they referred to companies that had been linked in media reports to 17 Black and Electrogas.
He explains that the handwritten notes on the flip charts related to the Electrogas consortium.
He further explains that investigators also recovered a document relating to New Energy.
In the boardroom, officers found an invoice written in French.
The witness reiterates that New Energy Supply Limited forms part of the Electrogas consortium.
Once again, Vella states he was not involved with the homicide investigation.
16:12: Former Inspector Keith Vella tells the court that the flip chart recovered during the search of Level 21 at Portomaso contained handwritten references to Siemens, SOCAR, and Enemalta. Other names were also mentioned.
Asked by Madam Justice Edwina Grima why police had seized the flip chart, Vella replies that the companies mentioned on it were, at the time, being reported in the media in connection with 17 Black.
16:10: Another new prosecution witness, former Inspector Keith Vella, takes the stand.
He tells the court that he served in the Police Corps between 2010 and 2021, before spending the final four years of his service with the Money Laundering Squad.
Vella explains that the searches of Yorgen Fenech’s properties began at Level 21 of Portomaso.
He confirms that officers recovered the flip chart which was among the items seized during the search of the apartment.
16:04: During cross-examination, Police Sergeant Antoine Micallef is being questioned about the arrest of Keith Schembri.
Micallef tells the court that Schembri was arrested after 9am but before noon.
He explains that he was driving an unmarked police vehicle escorting the police van carrying Schembri, while a forensic unit vehicle also formed part of the escort.
15:57: A new prosecution witness, Police Sergeant Antoine Micallef, who was stationed with the Drug Squad at the time of the investigation, takes the witness stand.
Micallef tells the court that, following Yorgen Fenech’s arrest, Fenech began feeling unwell and a doctor was called to his residence.
He confirms that Dr Adrian Vella examined Fenech in his presence and administered medication, after which Fenech said he was feeling better.
The witness goes on to say that he spent 12 days with Fenech while he was on police bail, during which time Dr Adrian Vella visited him frequently.
However, Micallef clarifies that these visits did not always take place in the presence of police officers, as Fenech was not under arrest during that period.
15:50: Police Officer Kyle Zammit, who is stationed with the Drug Squad, begins giving his testimony before the jury.
He recalls the events surrounding Yorgen Fenech’s arrest.
Zammit tells the court that Fenech fully cooperated with police throughout the operation. He also confirms that two Europol officials were present while officers carried out the searches.
15:44: The defence briefly cross-examines Andrea Grech.
Lawyer Giannella de Marco refers to Grech’s earlier testimony that Yorgen Fenech appeared relaxed when officers identified themselves as members of the Drug Squad.
Grech explains officers had been instructed to collect electronic devices.
Europol officers and Inspector Kevin Pulis were present during the searches, and that all electronic devices were collected, seized, and catalogued by Pulis together with the Europol officers.
The defence now concludes its cross-examination.
15:41: The witness tells the court that the search of Yorgen Fenech’s cabin cruiser began at around 8am, when officers informed Fenech that he was being arrested in connection with the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia.
He says he was personally involved in the searches carried out on both the vessel and the apartment where Fenech was living at the time.
Asked about Fenech’s reaction, Grech says he cannot recall him saying anything.
The witness adds that throughout the arrest and the searches, Fenech appeared calm and behaved normally.
15:34: Next to testify is Officer Andre Grech.
At the time of the investigation, Grech was stationed with the Drug Squad and the Rapid Intervention Unit. Today, he serves within the Financial Crimes Investigation Department.
15:32: Judge Edwina Grima and jurors enter the courtroom as we get underway again.
13:34: The proceedings have adjourned for a lunch break.
The hearing will resume at 3:15pm.
13:31: During cross-examination, defence lawyer Giannella de Marco asked Inspector Kevin Pulis whether, when Yorgen Fenech’s boat was leaving the harbour, the relevant authorities, including Valletta Port Control, had been informed.
Pulis replied that he did not know and explained that he had never asked whether the relevant authorities had been notified.
13:26: Christopher Saliba tells the court that, just minutes after arriving at Keith Schembri’s residence in Mellieħa, officers escorted him to the Police General Headquarters.
He says that at around 2pm, he and Inspector Kevin Pulis were once again instructed to escort Schembri back to his residence in Mellieħa.
Saliba adds that officers from the Major Crimes Unit were also present at the residence at the time.
13:22: Christopher Saliba tells the court that at around 10am on the day in question, he accompanied Inspector Kevin Pulis to Keith Schembri’s residence in Mellieħa.
He says they found Inspectors Keith Arnaud and Kurt Zahra there with Schembri.
13:18: The hearing was briefly interrupted due to technical issues affecting the witness’s video link.
Proceedings resume shortly afterwards, allowing Christopher Saliba to continue his testimony.
13:03: Christopher Saliba confirms the evidence previously given regarding the items recovered during searches linked to Yorgen Fenech.
He also tells the court that Fenech had informed him he had resigned from the company two days before his arrest.
12:59: Officer Christopher Saliba testifies remotely via video link.
Saliba tells the court that he spent 20 years in the police anti-drug squad. He recalls that he had been instructed by Superintendent Pulis to go to Portomaso.
He says he informed Yorgen Fenech that he was under arrest and identified himself as an officer from the drug squad.
According to Saliba, Fenech responded, “So we won’t be here long.”
Saliba says he immediately clarified that his presence did not mean the investigation was limited to drug offences, informing Fenech that he was being arrested in connection with the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia.
He adds that Fenech remained calm throughout the exchange.
12:45 During cross-examination by defence lawyer Giannella de Marco, Sergeant Kevin Pulis confirmed that Dr Adrian Vella was arrested at around 1am after being brought from his home by police. De Marco then displayed a photo of a mobile phone on the courtroom screen, which Pulis confirmed was found brand new and still in its box inside Yorgen Fenech’s office. Finally, Pulis confirmed his involvement in Keith Schembri’s arrest, stating that at 10am that day, he was in Mellieħa to drive Schembri from his home to the police depot alongside Assistant Commissioner Keith Arnaud and Inspector Kurt Zahra. With these questions concluded, Pulis finished testifying.
12:39 The defence then turns its attention to the searches carried out at Yorgen Fenech’s properties, with lawyer Giannella de Marco asking whether the methodical approach adopted by investigators was the appropriate method for searches of this nature.
Pulis replies that, based on his experience, it was the best way to conduct the searches.
He also recalls arriving at the scene of Fenech’s arrest, where he found members of the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) together with two police officers who had already reached the location.
The cross-examination then shifts to the search of Fenech’s yacht, with Pulis confirming that officers found no illegal substances or weapons on board.
He tells the court that neither drugs nor firearms were recovered during the search.
12:34 The defence begins its cross-examination of Inspector Kevin Pulis, with lawyer Giannella de Marco focusing on the period between Yorgen Fenech’s arrest and his arraignment.
Pulis confirms that between 20 and 30 November 2019, Fenech was never left alone by police, except for a few hours on 29 November, when he had been granted police bail.
De Marco now turns to the medical care provided following the arrest.
Pulis agrees that Fenech had told him he did not require a doctor but says Inspector Keith Arnaud nevertheless insisted that Dr Adrian Vella examine him.
The witness once again confirms that Fenech maintained he did not need medical assistance at the time.
12:28 The prosecution has no further questions for the witness, and the defence is now set to begin its cross-examination.
12:24 The court is now being shown documents recovered during the investigation relating to energy investments, including a business card from SOCAR, the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan, together with a number of other documents.
12:10 Turning to the events of 29 November 2019, the witness says he was informed by then Police Commissioner Lawrence Cutajar that Yorgen Fenech, who had been released on police bail, was not under police protection.
He explains, following a request by Fenech’s lawyers, police officers were immediately dispatched to his residence, where they found him accompanied by lawyer Gianluca Caruana Curran.
11:53 Continuing his testimony, Pulis tells the court that, following the repeated attempts to reach Dr Adrian Vella at his residence proved unsuccessful, he decided to call the doctor’s daughter. Instead, Dr Vella picked up the phone himself.
Pulis then informed Vella that the police had been knocking at his door. A few minutes later, the doctor opened his front door.
Vella accompanied officers to the police depot, where Assistant Commissioner Keith Arnaud and Inspector Kurt Zahra were waiting to speak to him.
Pulis says it took Dr Vella around an hour before he was ready to leave, describing him as “emotional and frightened” because, according to Pulis, “he didn’t know it was the police.”
Pulis adds that he offered Dr Vella the option of driving to the depot in his own car while officers followed behind, but the doctor declined and instead chose to travel with the police.
11:37 The judge and jurors have returned to the courtroom following the short break.
Sergeant Kevin Pulis resumes his testimony.
11:22 Proceedings will continue at 11:30am.
11:20 Inspector Kevin Pulis testifies that on the morning of 26 November 2019, Inspector Keith Arnaud asked him to accompany him to Dr Adrian Vella’s residence to request that he accompany police to the lock-up.
Pulis said officers made several attempts to contact Vella but “the doctor did not answer the door.”
The witness stressed that no arrest warrant had been issued against Vella and that he was therefore expected to accompany police voluntarily.
11:08 The court hears that investigators returned to the boat Gio 2 on 28 November 2019, eight days after Yorgen Fenech’s arrest aboard the vessel.
Pulis explains that the yacht had remained under continuous police guard following the initial operation, while its keys were kept by Tumas Group.
He says a Europol forensic expert joined officers during the second search, using specialised equipment to carry out a more detailed examination of the vessel for any electronic devices that may have been missed during the first search.
According to Pulis, investigators recovered a number of additional SIM cards, including older and unbranded cards. Among the items seized were also SIM cards issued by the Italian mobile network operators Wind, Telecom, and TIM.
11:02 Pulis goes on to explain that one of the searches at Portomaso was carried out in an office without Yorgen Fenech present.
Instead, the search took place in the presence of Ray Sladden, Tumas Group’s Financial Controller, who identified the office as belonging to Fenech.
According to Pulis, investigators recovered a number of items from the office, including documents, a mobile phone, and a computer.
He states that every electronic device seized during the searches was subsequently handed over to Europol for forensic examination.
Pulis also describes another search carried out on Level 21 of Portomaso in Fenech’s presence, during which officers recovered a laptop, several USB drives and SD cards.
The witness goes on to list a number of corporate documents recovered during the investigation, including a certificate connected to Wings Investments Limited, invoices, a Memorandum of Understanding relating to New Energy Supply Limited, as well as documentation linked to an offshore company.
He adds that investigators also recovered documents relating to Melvin Theuma.
11:00
Yorgen Fenech was arrested by police while attempting to flee the country on his yacht ‘Gio 2’.
10:54
Attention now turns to the items recovered during searches at Yorgen Fenech’s Portomaso residence. He says he was present for every search except one.
Pulis says police seized an HD Wi-Fi camera, a rose gold iPhone, a tablet, and a SIM card from Yorgen Fenech’s Portomaso residence.
He adds that officers also recovered business cards, along with dozens of other electronic devices being seized during the search.
Pulis also tells the court that the searches were briefly paused after officers became concerned about Fenech’s medical condition and Dr Adrian Vella was called to attend to him.
10:38 Sargeant Kevin Pulis tells the court that, according to a statement given by the boat’s captain Logan Wood, the vessel had been due to travel to Pozzallo for its annual maintenance.
Pulis explains that Wood told police the maintenance had originally been planned for December. However, after speaking with Yorgen Fenech, they decided to leave immediately instead.
Wood also explained that, although he had travelled alone for the annual maintenance in previous years, the plan this time was for Fenech to remain in Pozzallo while the captain returned to Malta alone.
Pulis also tells the court that he asked Wood for the passcode to his mobile phone but, as far as he could remember, Wood did not provide it.
10:24 During the searches of Yorgen Fenech, his captain, his yacht, his penthouse, and two Tumas Group offices at Portomaso, Sergeant Kevin Pulis testified that officers seized several items from the yacht, including a MacBook wrapped in clingfilm, an internet key, approximately 7,000 euros in cash, and a black iPhone belonging to Fenech.
10:19 Sergeant Kevin Pulis, a 20-year veteran of the police corps, took the witness stand to recount the arrest of Yorgen Fenech. He testified that on November 19, 2019, Assistant Commissioner Keith Arnaud briefed him and instructed him to monitor airports as part of a plan to arrest Fenech. The following morning on November 20, Arnaud informed Pulis that Fenech was leaving the port aboard his yacht, the Gio, prompting Pulis to alert the Portomaso marina and Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) soldiers. Pulis stated that he went to the marina holding Fenech’s arrest warrant, found Fenech seated on the boat alongside the captain, read him his rights, and handed him the warrant. Around 8:00am, Europol experts and a scene-of-the-crime officer arrived at the location.
10:06 Defence lawyer Giannella De Marco begins her cross-examination of Sergeant Gary Scerri by focusing on his testimony about the operation at Keith Schembri’s residence.
She asks why Scerri had not mentioned the presence of workers at the property during his testimony at the compilation of evidence.
Scerri replies that his evidence at the time had been limited to the “Leaks” investigation.
De Marco points out that Scerri raised the issue of the workers during today’s testimony without being asked about it and suggests he is trying to “patch up” his evidence.
Scerri rejects the allegation, replying: “Not at all. I have no reason to patch up anything.”
The defence also questions Scerri about whether he remained in the police van during what he had described as an operation rather than a search, which he denies.
Asked whether investigators Keith Arnaud and Kurt Zahra had already seized any items before he entered the residence, Scerri says he does not know. He adds that Arnaud never informed him that any material had already been recovered from the property.
The defence concludes its cross-examination of Scerri.
10:00 The court hears that in 2021, after Vince Muscat, known as Il-Koħħu, admitted to police that he had been involved in the case, investigators visited several locations he identified as part of the ongoing investigation.
Among them was the garage where the bomb used in the assassination had allegedly been stored.
9:52 Under questioning from the prosecution, Sergeant Gary Scerri is asked to explain how the operation at Keith Schembri’s residence was carried out.
Madam Justice Edwina Grima intervenes, asking the witness to first outline how police searches are normally conducted.
Scerri tells the court that, in this instance, the operation was not a conventional search but was instead aimed at recovering specific items on the instructions of lead investigator Keith Arnaud.
He says Keith Schembri himself identified the items to be collected by police.
The witness adds that this was not unusual, explaining that during his career he has dealt with other investigations in which suspects themselves indicated the location of items sought by investigators.
9:44 Scerri tells the court that Keith Schembri was arrested in the early hours of the morning by investigators Keith Arnaud and Kurt Zahra.
He says that at around 2pm, other police officers and himself carried out a search of Schembri’s residence.
Scerri testifies that the search was conducted in the presence of Schembri’s lawyers, who, to the best of his knowledge, had requested to accompany the police during the operation.
He says those present at the residence also included Schembri’s wife, an elderly couple, Neville Gafà and several workers.
9:42 Scerri testified that he was involved in the police search of Keith Schembri’s Mellieħa residence, which was ordered by Assistant Commissioner Keith Arnaud. Scerri was instructed to escort Schembri to Mellieħa at around 2pm in an unmarked police vehicle – used by the plainclothes officers to avoid alerting journalists lingering outside police headquarters – to collect uncollected electronic devices. The search was attended by Scerri, two other police sergeants, Schembri’s lawyers Edward Gatt and Mark Vassallo, and two scene-of-the-crime officers who had testified earlier in the week. Additionally, Scerri was tasked with checking surrounding buildings near the villa to gather any relevant CCTV footage.
9:38 Scerri tells jurors he was present during the arrests of George and Alfred Degiorgio and Vince Muscat at the potato shed in Marsa, where he also carried out searches of the premises, the suspects’ vehicles and an apartment in St Paul’s Bay.
Scerri clarifies that he had no direct role in the suspects’ interrogations.
Turning to events on 23 November 2019, Scerri recounts escorting Yorgen Fenech to Mater Dei Hospital after Fenech’s doctor, Adrian Vella, requested that he be taken there urgently while he was under arrest in the police lock-up.
9:34 Police sergeant Gary Scerri from the homicide squad takes the witness stand as the first witness on day 27 of the trial, detailing his involvement in the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder investigation from day one, which ranged from retrieving CCTV and conducting fieldwork with Europol experts to participating in the raids that led to the arrest of the hitmen. Scerri also provided details regarding Yorgen Fenech’s hospitalisation following his arrest, noting that Dr Adrian Vella ordered Fenech to be taken to Mater Dei Hospital and requested medicine be administered, after which Fenech could not continue giving his police statement due to anaesthetic.
9:08 As day 27 of the Yorgen Fenech trial gets underway at the Valletta law courts, the court addressed a uniquely Maltese disruption by announcing that break times may be shifted due to nearby fireworks. Proceedings began with both prosecutors and defence lawyers successfully requesting sections of a document to be redacted for irrelevant personal information and professional relationship details
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