These are the main headlines reviewed by our editorial and research team for today.
Yorgen Fenech, who is accused of being the mastermind behind the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, confirmed on oath that he was informed beforehand with the raid that the Police intended to carry out in December 2017 to arrest the persons who allegedly were involved in the murder, and that he was informed that his telephone was tapped by the security service. Source: TVM
Miriam Dalli has just announced that she will not contest the leadership of the Labour Party. “After due consideration, I have decided not to contest for the leadership role of the Labour Party. I would like to thank all those who have shown their support and encouraged me to go for this role. I will continue working hard in the European Parliament to reciprocate the trust that the Maltese citizens have placed in me,” she said. Source: MaltaToday
Nationalist MEP Roberta Metsola has been appointed to head a new anti-corruption body within the European Parliament, together with Green MEP Daniel Freund. Source: Times of Malta
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s visit to the Vatican “is no longer an official visit”, Vatican sources have told The Malta Independent.In fact, the PM will only have a private audience with the Pope and will not be accompanied by Foreign Minister Carmelo Abela. It is customary for Foreign Affairs Ministers to accompany their PMs on state visits. Source: The Independent
A legal expert consulted by Newsbook.com.mt said that a Cabinet Minister cannot be obliged to testify in court on matters pertaining to cabinet. He added that technically, the law says that all cabinet documents are privileged and they cannot be brought up as evidence in court. It goes without saying, added the expert, that this veto is extended to the spoken word since this is then translated into the minutes of cabinet. Source: Newsbook
