Yorgen Fenech Loses Two Constitutional Cases Linked To Daphne Caruana Galizia Murder
Businessman Yorgen Fenech has lost two constitutional cases he filed in connection with the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, for which he is awaiting trial.
In the first case, Fenech took legal action against the Police Commissioner, the Attorney General, the Ministry for Home Affairs and National Security, and Deputy Commissioner Keith Arnaud. He had requested that Arnaud be removed from the investigation, claiming the officer had passed on case details to former OPM Chief of Staff Keith Schembri, who allegedly helped Arnaud’s wife find a job.
That request had already been rejected by the First Hall of the Civil Court, and the Constitutional Court has now dismissed it again. The court said Arnaud’s testimony remained “consistent and credible,” and noted that Fenech only began raising concerns about Arnaud after his second plea for a presidential pardon was rejected.
View this post on Instagram
In the second case, Fenech argued that the prosecution had denied him access to evidence and materials related to his case.
But the Constitutional Court threw that one out too, saying the claim was premature and could only be assessed once full legal proceedings are complete.
The court added that the constitutional case appeared to be a deliberate attempt to derail the criminal trial, calling it part of a pattern of “strategic moves aimed at creating one obstacle after another in order to unnecessarily delay proceedings.”
Both rulings were handed down by Chief Justice Mark Chetcuti and Judges Giannino Caruana Demajo and Anthony Ellul.
READ NEXT: Maltese Political Activist Murdered 39 Years Ago Gets Sent Medical Screening Invite
