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[LIVE BLOG] Day Two: The Aftermath Of One Of the Most Shocking Days In Malta’s History

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11:18 pm – A protest has been called for 6 pm tomorrow outside of Castille in Valletta by activist groups Repubblika, Occupy Justice and manueldelia.com.

11:15 pm – Matthew Caruana Galizia reacts to the news that Keith Schembri has been released.

10: 31 pm – Opposition leader Adrian Delia told ministers that they must kick out Joseph Muscat, or they can no longer call themselves honourable.

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10:02 pm – Yorgen Fenech has appealed to the President of Malta George Vella to grant him a presidential pardon, saying he has new information concerning Chris Cardona, Konrad Mizzi, and Keith Schembri.

9: 51 pm – Keith Schembri has been released from police custody. His release comes on the same night that Yorgen Fenech directly named him while under oath.

9:25 pm – There’s been a major development. Yorgen Fenech has filed a constitutional case calling for Inspector Arnaud to be removed from the murder investigation. The shocking accusations, which Fenech is swearing to under oath, can be read in full here

8:15 pm – We’ve gone silent for a while but there have been a couple of developments.

-Joseph Muscat has called an urgent Cabinet meeting

-The police commissioner has turned down Yorgen Fenech’s request to remove inspector Keith Arnaud from the murder case

-Over in London, a group of Maltese people have gathered outside the Maltese High Commission to protest for the resignation of Muscat.

5:50 pm – Infrastructure Malta has dismissed Yorgen Fenech’s claim that the Prime Minister’s chief of staff Keith Schembri had helped the wife of chief homicide inspector Keith Arnaud land a job at its offices.

5:43 pm – Opposition leader Adrian Delia goes live on Facebook to address recent developments

5:05 pm – Yorgen Fenech has asked the police commissioner to remove chief homicide inspector Keith Arnaud from the investigation arguing that he has close ties with the Prime Minister’s former chief of staff Keith Schembri.

4:53 pm – Former Leader of the Opposition Simon Busuttil calls for Prime Minister Joseph Muscat to be ‘interrogated by the Police.’

3:55 pm – Dutch MPs have questioned their country’s diplomatic relationship with Malta in light of the recent developments surrounding the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia.

 

3:50 pm – Newsbook has reported that Opposition Leader Adrian Delia has just met with President George Vella

3:22 pm – Fake News: Assassinated journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia did not write “I wish that labour people have beautiful children, but they die of cancer”.

2:37 pm – Maltese MEP Roberta Metsola tells Prime Minister Joseph Muscat to ‘get out’ as he is endangering the nation he is meant to serve.

2:32 pm –  One of the three men charged with assassinating Daphne Caruana Galizia has confessed to police about how he and his accomplices plotted to murder the Maltese journalist.

2:23 pm – Times of Malta has reported that President George Vella has postponed his trip to London amidst current political turmoil.

1:56 pm –  Andrew Caruana Galizia has questioned whether Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s decision to call a snap election in 2017 was in any way linked to the plot to assassinate his mother, Daphne Caruana Galizia.

1:54 pm – The Independent has reported that Yorgen Fenech and Keith Schembri hatched Yorgen’s escape plan at this villa in Ghajnsielem.

1:05 pm – Former soldier who was at the center of ‘Army Gate’ takes shots at Keith Schembri.

12:06 pm – Breaking: The lawyer of Adrian Vella, the doctor of both Yorgen Fenech and Keith Schembri who allegedly acted as a secret messenger between the pair, has renounced his client.

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11:56 am – Survey: Lovin Malta is asking its readers to give one word to describe how they’re feeling at this point in time.

11:54 am –  An urgent European Parliament mission will be sent to Malta next week ahead of a debate on the current political crisis in December.

11:15 am – Lovin Malta’s Jon Mallia takes on the entrenched problem of tribalism and the importance of releasing oneself from baseless partisan allegiances. Malta – Stand up!

11:13 am – So this video is making the rounds of messaging groups…

10:59 am – PREMIERE: Lovin Malta’s Jon Mallia will discuss tribalism and unity in his latest video dropping at 11: 15 am.

10:50 am – Joseph Muscat Met Yorgen Fenech After Knowing He Was Main Suspect In Daphne Murder.

10:37 am – Prime Minister Joseph Muscat expects investigations to be over in ‘the next few hours.’

In a video published by Times of Malta, Joseph Muscat said he could not comment until the investigations are over “hopefully in the next few hours.”

10:32 am – Andrew Caruana Galizia responses to JPO’s Facebook post – ‘Never have so many people owed an apology to a single woman.’

10:23 am – A group of Maltese living in London will be gathering for a silent vigil in memory of Daphne Caruana Galizia tonight.

The vigil will be held at the Maltese High Commission from 6 pm – 8 pm.

9:15 am – Manfred Weber, Leader of the European People’s Party in the European Parliament, calls for an urgent debate on the investigations into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia.

“The European Union cannot remain silent any longer.”

9:30 am – Jason Micallef calls out “fake” JPO.

Former Labour Party general secretary and PL veteran Jason Micallef has lashed out at Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando after JPO’s status earlier today “saluting” Daphne Caruana Galizia for exposing “a web of corruption which has put our country to shame”.

In his long and scathing status, Jason Micallef made reference to the Mistra scandal of 2008 and JPO’s switch from PN to PL.

9:00 am – Malta Camber calls for ‘political maturity’ while the country faces one of the most challenging times in recent history.

“In the past days, Malta’s reputation has been severely compromised. It is now time to act responsibly and ensure that justice is served. Only in this way will the country be able to calm down, heal and move forward.”

7:00 am – Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando, former Nationalist MP and Executive Chairman of the Malta Council for Science and Technology, publishes an open note to Daphne Caruana Galizia on his Facebook page.

12:51 am – Melvin Theuma will be giving a sworn statement before a magistrate in relation to the Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder case today. Here’s why the Prime Minister will face new pressure to step down.

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