Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder suspect’s lawyer renounces brief – MaltaToday
Malta Today reveals that lawyer Arthur Azzopardi, who was appearing for one of the suspects in the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, has formally renounced his brief. Azzopardi told the paper he took decision with his partners but did not offer reasons.
The report adds that “In what is a stunning turn of events, not least for his former client, Arthur Azzopardi – long-time legal representative of Muscat – filed his official renunciation of the brief on Friday morning. In a comment to MaltaToday, Azzopardi said the decision to drop Muscat’s brief had been a decision pertaining to his legal partnership and taken together with his partners. He did not comment any further.
The newspaper also reports that Johann Buttigieg, whose term as Planning Authority CEO ended on Friday, is interested in taking the top jobs available at either the Tourism Authority or Mater Dei hospital.
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