Yorgen Fenech lawyers claim police mishandled the accused's mobile phone and compromised the information it held and are demanding an investigation
Yorgen Fenech claims fair trial breach by public inquiry
Fenech, who is accused of masterminding the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, says his rights have been ‘repeatedly ignored and breached’ by the public inquiry board
14 May 2021, 10:47am
by Matthew Agius
Yorgen Fenech, the businessman accused of orchestrating the murder of journalist Daphne Caurana Galizia has claimed that the Public Inquiry appointed in the wake of the murder is prejudicing his fair trial rights
In a note of observations filed before the board yesterday, Fenech’s lawyers Gianluca Caruana Curran, Marion Camilleri and Charles Mercieca, said the man’s rights had been “repeatedly ignored and breached” by the board. They began by pointing out that only a “censored selection” of notes and witness transcripts from the board’s sittings are made available to Fenech.
22 February 2021
The Human Rights Council this morning began its high-level segment, hearing addresses by dignitaries from 21 countries.
States outlined their national efforts to promote and protect human rights, challenges facing the multilateral order, and human rights violations globally. Many dignitaries highlighted the scale and scope of the challenges that States faced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the deteriorating situation of refugees around the world. They outlined their national programmes in combatting COVID-19 and concurred that global challenges such as the pandemic required a multilateral response. In that light, the role of the Council was more important than ever. Some speakers outlined other issues like the importance of the rights of girls and women, gender equality, domestic violence, the death penalty, and issues around digital space, and warned of the danger stemming from far right nationalism and white supremacy which were becoming interna
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