Maltese politicians ‘involved’ in plot to kill Daphne Caruana Galizia, court hears
Summary
Two former high-ranking Maltese officials have been accused in court of being involved in a plan to kill journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The accusations came during the trial of businessman Yorgen Fenech, who is accused of ordering her assassination in 2017.Key Facts
- Former economy minister Chris Cardona and former chief of staff Keith Schembri were named as involved in the plot.
- Brothers George and Alfred Degiorgio, imprisoned for planting the bomb that killed Caruana Galizia, made the accusations.
- Alfred Degiorgio verbally accused the three men in court but refused to answer further questions and was arrested for contempt of court.
- George Degiorgio detailed an alleged earlier murder plot from 2015 involving the same officials.
- The plot included instructions, payment negotiations, and surveillance of the journalist’s home.
- The plan was supposedly halted because of upcoming elections, according to George Degiorgio.
- The journalists’ investigations had targeted the Labour party government led by then-Prime Minister Joseph Muscat.
- Both Cardona and Schembri were top officials in Muscat’s administration at the time of the alleged plots.
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