Daphne Caruana Galizia murder middleman Melvin Theuma has testified that murder suspect Yorgen Fenech and his associate Johann Cremona had both name former Economy Minister Chris Cardona in connection with the journalist’s assassination.

Under questioning by police superintendent Keith Arnaud this morning, Theuma recounted how the two men had brought up Cardona’s name to the point Theuma believed he had something to do with the murder.

At one point, either Fenech or Cremona (Theuma forgot who) showed the middleman a photo of Anthony ‘Il-Biglee’ Chetcuti, who has been named as another potential middleman between Cardona and suspected triggermen Alfred and George Degiorgio.

The Degiorgios’ brother Mario had told Theuma that Cardona paid them €350,000 to kill Caruana Galizia.

However, Theuma said he cannot state under oath that Cardona was involved as his information came from third parties. As far as he can tell, the sole mastermind was Yorgen Fenech, because he had told him to put the murder plot in motion and had paid him €150,000 to pass on to the Degiorgios.

Yet the middleman also said that Cremona was informed about the murder plot throughout.