Evening Daily News Feed Roundup

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These are the main news reported by the leading Maltese news portals:

The middleman in the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia said he was told by alleged mastermind Yorgen Fenech that former Deputy Police Commissioner Silvio Valletta was leaking information from the investigation. Source: The Malta Independent


Government MPs are seeking to block parliamentary debate on the controversial contract awarded by the Malta Tourism Authority to disgraced former minister Konrad Mizzi, asking Speaker Anġlu Farrugia to issue a ruling on the matter. Source: Newsbook


The compilation of evidence against Yorgen Fenech,  accused with being the mastermind behind the murder of Mrs Daphne Caruana Galizia continued this morning in front of Magistrate  Rachel Montebello. Source: TVM


While Adrian Delia’s abysmal trust rating is aggravating the Opposition’s problems, the considerable shift of PN voters to Labour suggests that the governing party is also winning on its own merits and strategy. Source: Malta Today


Former deputy police commissioner Silvio Valletta has “categorically denied” giving information about the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder investigations. In a statement on Wednesday afternoon, Mr Valletta said he had never passed on any information about the case to third parties. He was reacting to revelations that emerged during the compilation of evidence against the alleged murder mastermind Yorgen Fenech earlier in the day. Source: Times of Malta

 

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