Yorgen Fenech

Malta: Police Chief calls on Fenech to desist from making ‘frivolous’ allegations

Yorgen Fenech must desist from making further “frivolous and vexatious” allegations, Police Commissioner Angelo Gafà said in a counter judicial protest on Tuesday. Fenech, who stands accused with the murder…

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Malta News Briefing – Saturday 11 September 2021

Updated 1245 - Mid-Day Briefing 96-year-old passes away with Covid-19 Healthcare workers reported 34 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, as patients in hospital went up to 31. A 96-year-old man…

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Malta: Yorgen Fenech indicted on money laundering charges

A magistrates’ court has found there is sufficient evidence for Yorgen Fenech to be indicted over money laundering and fraud to the detriment of Glimmer Ltd, a company he partly…

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Malta: Judge Edwina Grima turns down request by Yorgen Fenech for her to abstain

Judge Edwina Grima has turned down the request by Yorgen Fenech for her to abstain from his trial for the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia. Fenech’s defence team made this…

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Yorgen Fenech distances himself from misinformation campaign / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 31 August 2021

Latest Update- News Portal Briefing Times of Malta says semi-permanent tents at Comino’s camping site have left other campers unable to find any space to pitch their own tents in…

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Malta: Yorgen Fenech to face fresh financial crime charges

The man accused of conspiring to murder Daphne Caruana Galizia is expected to also face charges linked to financial crime on Monday. Yorgen Fenech is due to be arraigned in…

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Malta: Keith Schembri phone data ‘not relevant’ to murder probe, police chief says

Data analysed from one of Keith Schembri’s phones has no relevance to the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder investigation, the police commissioner has informed the courts. On Monday, alleged murder…

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65-year-old man dies while positive to COVID-19 / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 24 August 2021

Mid-Day Briefing Covid-19 Update: There were 35 new cases registered in the past 24 hours. Malta registered 40 recoveries as active cases stood at 681. 3,440 swab tests were taken.…

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Malta: Grenades, pistols and poison: Yorgen Fenech’s dark web purchases listed in court

Yorgen Fenech bought grenades, poison, machine guns, pistols and around 800 bullets more than one year after Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered, a court heard on Wednesday. The business mogul,…

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Malta: Ex-OPM bodyguard largely silent as he faces Fenech’s lawyers

Daphne Caruana Galizia's son was cross examined by Yorgen Fenech's lawyers in Thursday's compilation of evidence, shortly after the former bodyguard at the Office of the Prime Minister faced a…

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Govt to assess CCF procedures after series of incidents / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 10 August 2021

Latest Update- News Portal Briefing Times of Malta reports that Novartis products will remain available at all pharmacies despite the UK no longer being part of the EU single market…

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Malta: Yorgen Fenech funded Degiorgio brothers’ legal aid, court hears

Yorgen Fenech helped fund the Degiorgio brothers' legal defence following their arrest, the court heard on Monday. The compilation of evidence against Fenech continued this morning, with middleman-turned-state witness Melvin Theuma testifying…

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Malta: Zammit Lewis was ‘following party line’ with 17 Black justice mockery

Edward Zammit Lewis on Monday said he was following the party line in a January 2019 Labour press conference mocking attempts to seek justice in the 17 Black case. The justice minister…

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Malta: Witness refuses to testify against Fenech in fear of self-incrimination

A witness refused to testify against Yorgen Fenech, fearing that she could incriminate herself in light of separate proceedings against her. The witness was called to testify on the secret…

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Malta: Yorgen Fenech loses bid to stop police testimony on information he gave them

Yorgen Fenech acted prematurely in trying to block police testimony about information he gave them in the hope of getting a presidential pardon, a court has ruled. Fenech has been…

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Malta: Rosianne Cutajar investigated for tax evasion since February

An investigation into tax evasion and the role Labour MP Rosianne Cutajar played in brokering a property deal in Minda for Yorgen Fenech has been ongoing since February, the Times of Malta has…

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Malta: ‘I can’t confirm Keith Schembri’s involvement in the murder on oath,’ Melvin Theuma tells court

The compilation of evidence against Yorgen Fenech, the alleged mastermind of the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder, continued Thursday morning with a tense and emotion testimony from Melvin Theuma. Recordings were…

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Malta: Apap Bologna attended Baku wedding with Yorgen Fenech

Electrogas investor Paul Apap Bologna visited the Azerbaijani capital Baku with Daphne Caruana Galizia murder suspect Yorgen Fenech to attend the wedding of fellow Electorgas director Turab Musayev. This was…

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Malta: Theuma’s testimony put off until Thursday

State witness Melvin Theuma who acted as a go between murder suspect Yorgen Fenech and the three alleged hitmen will continue testifying against Fenech on Thursday. Fenech stands accused of…

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Malta: Melvin Theuma was told freemasons had to pay €100,000 for Caruana Galizia murder

Pardoned middleman Melvin Theuma had been told that an individual involved in freemasonry had to pay Vince Muscat €100,000 for Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder. Theuma was testifying on Tuesday in…

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Covid-19 case forces Malta to skip Eurovision inauguration – Malta News Briefing – Sunday 16 May 2021

Eurovision Update - Singer Destiny, Malta's participant in the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, will not be taking part in the official opening ceremony due to the fact that a…

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Malta: Yorgen Fenech’s cut-price property plan with senior police officer

Plans for a suspicious property deal involving former police superintendent Ray Aquilina, construction tycoon Joe Portelli, and murder suspect Yorgen Fenech are being investigated by the police. Officers from the…

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Malta: Fenech lawyers to call Schembri to witness

During today’s hearing, forensic experts took the witness stand. The court heard from officers that participated in searches on the murder scene. Experts also explained how the mobile phones were…

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Malta: Robert Abela stands by former planning chief Johann Buttigieg

Prime Minister Robert Abela has declined to denounce the conduct of former Planning Authority (PA) chief Johann Buttigieg following revelations by Times of Malta about his close ties with murder…

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Malta: Bernard Grech accuses Prime Minister of weakness on Rosianne Cutajar’s ‘temporary’ resignation

Rosianne Cutajar has resigned from her post as Parliamentary Secretary pending the outcome of an investigation before the Commissioner for Standards in Public Life. Source Times of Malta Updated 1547

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Malta: Magistrate bans publication of psychiatric experts’ testimony on Theuma

A team of three psychiatrists entrusted with assessing state witness Melvin Theuma took the stand on Tuesday morning. The compilation of evidence against murder suspect Yorgen Fenech continued on Tuesday…

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Malta: PM’s inaction on Rosianne Cutajar allegations shows lack of political strength – Bernard Grech

The Opposition leader Bernard Grech has called out Prime Minister Robert Abela’s lack of willingness in properly dealing with Rosianne Cutajar following reports on her dealings with Yorgen Fenech. “The…

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Malta: New Theuma recordings require authorisation

The proceedings against murder suspect Yorgen Fenech resumed today. The 17Black owner and former Electrogas director stands accused with complicity in the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Source: Newsbook…

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Malta: Action expected against Fenech’s legal team

Police are expected to take action against at least one of the lawyers representing murder suspect Yorgen Fenech, Newsbook.com.mt has learnt. The Office of the Attorney General has advised the police that…

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Malta: Yorgen Fenech legal counsel calls for suspension of Caruana Galizia public inquiry

Fenech's public inquiry defence team are criticising the inquiry proceedings for depriving him of any participatory rights or legal representation The legal counsel to Yorgen Fenech has written to the…

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Malta: Europol experts cross-examined by Yorgen Fenech’s lawyers

Europol data extraction experts are facing questions from lawyers defending Yorgen Fenech on Wednesday, as the compilation of evidence against him continues. Fenech stands accused of complicity in the murder…

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Malta: Yorgen Fenech’s data takes centre stage in Daphne case

Europol experts are testifying on Monday about emails, texts and audio messages extracted from devices linked to Yorgen Fenech. Experts from the EU law enforcement agency have spent months extracting…

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Malta: Fenech’s lawyers seek court protection after prison director disrupts meeting

Yorgen Fenech’s lawyers are seeking the Court’s protection over an incident which took place at the Corradino Correctional Facility last Monday, in which director of prisons Alex Dalli disrupted a…

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Malta: Court rejects Yorgen Fenech’s ‘frivolous’ reference request

Yorgen Fenech's bid to refer an alleged breach of rights to the constitutional court was denied on Tuesday, with a court ruling that the request was “frivolous and vexatious”. Magistrate…

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Malta: 900 – the number of messages between Yorgen and Keith in 2019

Sources close to the investigation related to the messages found on Yorgen Fenech’s mobile phone told Newsbook.com.mt that Keith Schembri, former Chief of Staff during Muscat’s prime ministership, and Yorgen…

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Malta: Fenech files court application over Jason Azzopardi’s interview

Yorgen Fenech is claiming he has suffered from what was described by his lawyers as irreparable damage following statements said by PN MP, lawyer Jason Azzopardi during an interview on…

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Malta: Yorgen Fenech calls for middleman to return to the witness stand

Yorgen Fenech’s lawyers have filed a legal application calling for the murder case to resume and for middleman Melvin Theuma to return to the witness stand for cross-examination. Records of…

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Malta: MFSA appoints independent panel to look into CEO’s Vegas trip

The Malta Financial Services Authority’s board of governors has appointed an independent panel to “initiate an assessment of the facts reported in the local media to safeguard the interest of…

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Maltese Editors’ Perspectives

The Times of Malta reacts to reports that Malta Financial Services Authority chief Joseph Cuschieri travelled to Las Vegas with murder suspect Yorgen Fenech. It calls for his resignation and…

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Malta: Joe Cuschieri suspended; Licari stepped down from FIAU board

Informed sources in financial services have told Newsbook.com.mt that the Chief Executive Officer of the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) Joseph Cuschieri and MFSA’s General Counsel and member of the Financial Intelligence…

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Maltese Editors’ Perspectives

The Times of Malta says that it is not good enough that Charmaine Gauci holds weekly news briefing unaccompanied by Robert Abela or Chris Fearne. Abela and Fearne should explain regularly,…

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Malta: Criminal investigations from Fenech’s chats are underway, confirms Assistant Commissioner Mamo

Assistant Police Commissioner Alexandra Mamo testified before the public inquiry board. Mamo has been the head of the Economic Crimes Unit as from June this year after new Police Commissioner…

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Malta: Daphne inquiry board tells Yorgen Fenech it is ‘well aware’ of its remit

Judges leading a public inquiry into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia have said they are well aware of their remit and will fulfil it with transparency, after Yorgen Fenech’s…

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Malta: ‘Melvin Theuma was coached to frame Yorgen Fenech’, defence says

The compilation of evidence against Yorgen Fenech, who is accused of conspiring to murder journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, continued in court on Wednesday. It was a relatively short, but tense,…

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Malta: Data on third parties from Yorgen Fenech’s phone should not be public – lawyers

Yorgen Fenech’s lawyers are requesting the court, presiding over journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder compilation, to ensure that electronic data concerning third parties who are unrelated to the case, is…

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Malta: Delia challenges Azzopardi to resign if no inappropriate links with Fenech emerge

Former Partit Nazzjonalista leader Adrian Delia has challenged fellow MP Jason Azzopardi to resign if no wrongdoing emerged from the WhatsApp exchange he had with murder suspect Yorgen Fenech. Delia…

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Malta: Lawyers ask for Fenech’s murder compilation to be recalled as soon as possible

Yorgen Fenech’s defence team filed an application on Friday asking for the murder compilation to be recalled as soon as possible, before the next scheduled hearing on October 6. The…

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Malta: Justice Minister denies Jason Azzopardi’s claim that Yorgen Fenech’s wife visited his Lija house

Edward Zammit Lewis has denied a claim made by Nationalist MP Jason Azzopardi that Yorgen Fenech’s wife, Marlene Fenech, visited his private residence in Lija last February. Azzopardi claimed that the woman driving…

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Malta: Yorgen Fenech denied bail once again

Murder suspect Yorgen Fenech was denied bail once more on Tuesday, with a court turning down his application following one day of deliberation. Fenech’s lawyers had argued on Monday that…

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Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed over Electrogas power station deal – Deal investigated by police – Court told

Police believe that the anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed for what she was about to reveal about a government-sponsored power station deal, a court in Malta has heard. The Guardian…

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Malta: “Take care of my children, Fenech wrote to family” – Insp Zahra

Police Inspector Kurt Zahra’s cross-examination will continue today during the compilation of evidence against Yorgen Fenech, who is being accused of complicity in the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.…

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Malta journalist murder suspect accused former PM’s chief of staff – police

A businessman suspected of masterminding the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has told police that the ex-chief of staff of the former prime minister wanted her dead, a…

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Malta: Fenech told police that Keith Schembri paid €80,000 to fund Caruana Galizia murder

Yorgen Fenech told police that former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's chief of staff Keith Schembri had paid up to €80,000 to Melvin Theuma to fund the murder of journalist Daphne…

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Malta: Yorgen Fenech told family doctor: ‘If I go down, everyone takes the fall’

The compilation of evidence against businessman Yorgen Fenech continues on Tuesday. In the previous sitting, captain Logan Wood, who was responsible for Yorgen Fenech’s yacht, the Gio, testified. Wood revealed that…

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Malta: Theuma denies former Police Chief received €30,000 for his pardon

The compilation of evidence against murder suspect Yorgen Fenech is set to continue on Thursday morning. Fenech stands accused of complicity in the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.…

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Malta: Delia was in contact with Fenech after it became known that he was the owner of 17 Black

Nationalist Party leader Adrian Delia has been in contact with businessman Yorgen Fenech after it became known that he is the owner of the 17-Black company. Source: One News Updated…

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Malta: Standards Commissioner report confirms strong link between Muscat, Fenech – PN

The report compiled by the Commissioner for Public Standards confirms the strong link that exists between former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and Yorgen Fenech, who is accused of complicity in…

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