Daphne Caruana Galizia murder: Yorgen Fenech intends 'to clear his name'

Business tycoon Yorgen Fenech has every intention to clear his name from his involvement in the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia and there is no evidence that he would in any way tamper with evidence, his lawyer insisted in court on Wednesday.

Charles Mercieca said his client had been under preventive arrest for 28 months and that 'pending investigations' were being used as an excuse to continue depriving him of his liberty.

But State Advocate Chris Soler told Madam Justice Miriam Hayman that the fear of flight was the reason why the prosecution continued to insist on the continuation of his preventive arrest, based on ample evidence that Fenech had so many connections, locally and abroad, that the fear of him absconding Malta was real.

The two lawyers were making final submissions in constitutional proceedings brought by Fenech, who is claiming his rights are being breached when he is repeatedly denied bail.

Fenech has been under arrest since November 2019, when he was accused of being an accomplice in Caruana Galizia’s murder. 

“Are we going to keep Fenech in jail forever because there are pending investigations?” Mercieca asked as he cast doubts on whether the...