To put some further context about Simon Mercieca’s gifts that he is receiving from Tumas Group on behalf of Yorgen Fenech, it is important to contextualize by drawing up his history of buying journalists and propagandists.
Ivan Camilleri
Ivan Camilleri lost his job at the Times of Malta after it was known that he was receiving underhanded payments from Yorgen Fenech to cover up for him and spread his narrative. He received up to €10,000 from Yorgen Fenech.
Saviour Balzan
Saviour Balzan lied about receiving payments from Yorgen Fenech after he was outed for doing PR and propaganda for Yorgen Fenech. Later on it turned out that Yorgen Fenech was sponsoring Saviour Balzan’s television programme on the public broadcaster on Saviour Balzan’s own insistence.
Simon Mercieca
Simon Mercieca admitted to receiving gifts from Tumas Group on behalf of Yorgen Fenech. He has been blogging relentlessly in his defence.
Ivan Martin (The Rejectooor)
Ivan Martin, a previous Times of Malta journalist, rejected a €500 payment from Yorgen Fenech’s lawyers, Charles Mercieca and Gianluca Caruana Curran. The lawyers were charged in Court for bribery but were freed due to a mistake in the charge sheet by the Attorney-General.
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