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Daughter-In-Law Of Joseph Muscat’s Lawyer Will Hear Yorgen Fenech Compilation Of Evidence

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The daughter-in-law of Pawlu Lia, the personal lawyer of Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and Labour Party figures, will hear the compilation of evidence against  Yorgen Fenech, the Tumas Group business magnate charged with masterminding the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

Magistrate Nadine Lia was selected at random early on Monday morning, according to The Times of Malta. The compilation of evidence will begin before 15th December.

It remains to be seen whether she will recuse herself in the case.

Fenech was formally charged last Sunday. However, with Fenech claiming that the Prime Minister’s former Chief of Staff Keith Schembri was involved with the Caruana Galizia assassination, questions are hanging over the political involvement of the case, including that of Muscat.

Besides being Muscat’s personal lawyer, Pawlu Lia is also the government’s representative on the Commission For The Administration Of Justice, which is responsible for disciplinary action against the judiciary and lawyers.

Lia has also been involved in many of the court cases involving the Labour Party and its exponents, most notably facing off against Adrian Delia in his bid to publish a full version of the Egrant Inquiry.

Magistrate Lia was appointed earlier this year and was immediately controversial given her links to the ruling government. The appointment was contested in court by activist group Repubblika, with the European Court of Justice, set to give its opinion on the issue.

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Julian is the former editor of Lovin Malta and has a particular interest in politics, the environment, social issues, and human interest stories.

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