These are the main news reported by the leading Maltese news portals.
The compilation of evidence continues today in the case against Yorgen Fenech, charged with being the mastermind behind the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia. Today, Fenech’s relatives are present in the courtroom. Source: TVM
The middleman who contracted Daphne Caruana Galizia’s three killers is certain that a promise of bail made to them by a Kenneth Camilleri was coming from Keith Schembri. Middleman Melvin Theuma had even used Keith’s name in conversations with alleged murder mastermind Yorgen Fenech. Source: MaltaToday
A controversial application to turn a 400-year-old baroque garden into a 10-storey hotel on the Pietà seafront was shot down by the Planning Authority’s planning board on Thursday. In a board sitting which saw the attendance of activists and supporters of the NGO Friends of Villa Frere, the board said that the project had to be taken in the entire context of Guardamangia hill, which has a number of historic properties. Source: Times of Malta
Civil Society activist and blogger Manuel Delia along with NGOs such as Repubblika and Occupy Justice have called for Education Minister Owen Bonnici to resign after a court found that Bonnici had breached their fundamental human rights by ordering the clearance of a makeshift memorial to Daphne Caruana Galizia. Source: The Malta Independent
Free underground tunnels and electric public transport are the solution to the traffic problem and not the current Central Link Project. This proposal was put forward by Extinction Rebellion Malta. They disapprove of the project because it will not solve traffic problems in the long-term. It will also see the uprooting of around 500 mature trees to make way for the new carriageways. Source: Newsbook
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