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Lead police investigator Keith Arnaud's cross-examination in the Yorgen Fenech trial has concluded, with jurors posing questions regarding Keith Schembri, Melvin Theuma's phantom job, and other details.
The trial of Yorgen Fenech, heir to a major Maltese real estate empire, has begun, revealing details about the planning and execution of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia's car bomb murder.
Assistant Commissioner Keith Arnaud testified that Yorgen Fenech told police he was blackmailed by Melvin Theuma and claimed others were attempting to frame him for the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia.
State prosecutors have accused Yorgen Fenech’s legal team of deliberately misleading the jury by being selective in their references to evidence during the trial.
The lead police investigator revealed that Castille repeatedly received briefings on the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder investigation, with phone evidence showing leaks to alleged mastermind Yorgen Fenech.
Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech is on trial, accused of ordering and paying 150,000 euros for the assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Prosecutors allege Fenech orchestrated the bombing that killed her.
During cross-examination, the defense team for Yorgen Fenech, accused in the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, repeatedly accused the police of failing to adequately investigate the case.
Assistant Commissioner Keith Arnaud, the lead investigator in the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder case, outlined how Yorgen Fenech, accused of complicity in the murder, planned his escape. This testimony was given on Monday morning.
Yorgen Fenech, a wealthy Maltese businessman, has gone on trial for allegedly ordering the 2017 assassination of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Fenech pleaded not guilty as the jury trial commenced.