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Theuma continued that he had spoken with George Degiorgio, who had told him “she is worrying us, but so many bullies have died, she will not be the exception.”. Theuma also recounted that Alfred Degiorgio had asked which places Daphne Caruana Galizia frequented. Theuma had asked Yorgen and was told of two places, up Naxxar hill in a cafeteria opposite the swings, and in a Rabat restaurant. Until that point in time, Theuma was not aware of how the murder was to be carried out. Theuma had a mobile which he kept for contacting Alfred only. Source: TVM
Testifying in the compilation of evidence against George Degiorgio, Alfred Degiorgio and Vince Muscat, Theuma on Wednesday said that he had been approached by a “Kenneth from Castille” who passed on the message that the three men were to receive “one million each after getting bail”. Source: MaltaToday
The integrity of the investigation into the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia has been put to question by MEPs on an urgent fact-finding mission in Malta. Addressing journalists at the end of their two-day visit, the Euro-parliamentarians, led by Dutch MEP Sophie in’t Veld, expressed “serious concern” over what they heard and saw while in Malta. Source: Times of Malta
Melvin Theuma, the man who was granted immunity to provide details on the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, said in court today that Yorgen Fenech, the man accused with complicity to organising the murder, had informed him about a “big” raid that the police were to make. He was referring to the 4 December 2017 raid in which the murder suspects were arrested. Source: The Malta Independent
MEP Sven Giegold has called on the Von der Layen commission to immediately initiate proceedings on Article 7 against Malta. Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union is a procedure in the treaties of the European Union (EU) to suspend certain rights from a member state. Source: Newsbook
