Court Halts Fenech Trial Reporting Amid Clashes; Power Cuts Strand Resident
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A court order has temporarily halted reporting on the Yorgen Fenech murder trial jury proceedings for Friday and Saturday, following a day of dramatic confrontations. Key witness Melvin Theuma clashed heatedly with convicted hitman George Degiorgio, who branded Theuma a liar and claimed a pardon was denied due to potential revelations involving politicians.
Further intensifying the courtroom drama, a direct confrontation was ordered and took place between Theuma and former Office of the Prime Minister security official Kenneth Camilleri, with both witnesses presenting conflicting versions of events regarding alleged meetings and discussions around the murder mastermind.
In other significant domestic news, an 82-year-old resident was trapped in a lift for 90 minutes due to persistent power cuts in Mellieħa, a locality that has experienced numerous outages this summer. Separately, a former Maltese ambassador to Libya has been charged with sexual offenses.