Man on trial for Daphne Caruana Galizia murder claims he was framed
Yorgen Fenech tells jury he had nothing to do with killing and alleges top adviser to Malta’s then PM was instigator
TL;DR
- Yorgen Fenech, on trial for the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, claims he was framed by police.
- Fenech alleges Keith Schembri, former chief of staff to Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, was the mastermind behind the murder.
- Fenech claims Schembri was fixated on Caruana Galizia and gave the go-ahead for her murder.
- The prosecution's case rests on the testimony of Melvin Theuma, who claims Fenech hired the hitmen.
- Schembri denies any involvement and was not a suspect, according to police.
- Fenech claims Schembri used him to relay messages and warnings related to the murder investigation.
- Fenech alleges investigators covered up Schembri's role and framed him.
- Fenech stated he was driven to drug addiction by the stress of the situation.