Yesterday in Court, there was the compilation of evidence of the case against Keith Schembri, charged with leaking information about the murder investigation of Daphne Caruana Galizia. The previous Chief of Staff of the ex-Premier Joseph Muscat, Keith Schembri was in contact with various Police officials about the murder investigation including with Silvio Valletta and Ian Abdilla.
Kenenth Camilleri a security officer with the Office of the Prime Minister was one of the first to testify. He claimed that he met ex-Premier Joseph Muscat in Castille after having asked for a meeting with his then Chief of Communications Kurt Farrugia – today CEO at Transport Malta. The purpose of the meeting was to ask Joseph Muscat on the possibility of bail for the Degiorgio brothers who were awaiting trial for the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia. Kenneth Camilleri also stated that the ex-Premier told him that he didn’t want to know about Keith Schembri’s discussions on the murder case.
We still have yet to see the full court transcripts because so far, press reports don’t have all the details of the testimony. Fundamentally, this case revives the memories of 2019 when Prime Minister Joseph Muscat was forced to announce his resignation after the connections of his clique with the suspected murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia were being unraveled. The Prime Minister himself along with his associates were suspected of knowing about the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia in advance, apart from interfering with the investigation.
All of these suspicions were pushed back as the new Prime Minister rehabilitated his predecessor and the Police refused to investigate Joseph Msucat and his friends. Suddenly, Joseph Muscat was no longer burdened with one of the reasons why he was forced to resign: his and his associates’ involvement with the suspected murderer of Daphne Caruana Galizia. Today, the ongoing case of the Police leaks against Keith Schembri will hopefully serve as a means to reveal more truths about the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Surely, one fact has already been established by the case. Joseph Muscat and Keith Schembri led a very tight-knit criminal network where they felt capable of doing whatever they wanted.
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