Malta police to assess truthfulness of acquitted businessman's testimony in journalist's murder case
Malta's Attorney General has forwarded a request to police to investigate whether businessman Yorgen Fenech, acquitted in journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia's 2017 murder case, may have given false testimony in court. The request was filed by a Nationalist Party MEP.
Malta's Attorney General's office has forwarded a request to the police commissioner asking that authorities examine whether businessman Yorgen Fenech, who was acquitted in the murder case of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, may have given false testimony during the trial.
The request was submitted by David Casa, a Member of the European Parliament representing the opposition Nationalist Party. Casa pointed to what he described as contradictions in the sworn testimony Fenech gave in court.
What police must now determine
Malta police are now tasked with assessing whether the contradictions identified in Fenech's testimony could amount to false statements made under oath during the trial. The Attorney General's office has confirmed that the request has been passed on to the investigating authority.
Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed in a car bomb explosion in 2017. Her murder drew significant international attention and raised questions about the rule of law and corruption in Malta.
