Ryan Schembri News Today

Defence lawyers announce they be requesting the recusal of magistrate Donatella Frendo Dimech, who is presiding the compilation of evidence against Elmushraty ‘at the first opportunity’

'What are we trying to prove?' magistrate asks as she decries waste of time

Libyan boxer’s defence tells court not enough evidence presented to sustain organised crime and money laundering charges against Mohammed Elmushraty • Accused to be indicted after request for bail is rejected by the court

A judge dismissed claims by two mysterious lenders that they were owed €3.5 million from More Supermarkets but nothing could be more ‘Maltese’ in this story of characters. Matthew Vella gives us a rundown of the More Supermarkets saga

Tax authorities, FIAU, police asked to look into various dealings

Former supermarket director Ryan Schembri used two alleged lenders to bind new owner with €3.5 million debt that did not exist, court finds

There's nothing wrong with cash. But are we sure our lax systems are not being abused?

Ex-supermarket boss is believed to have left Malta with around €40 million in debts

It has been quite the year in court and us court journos have been busier than a termite in a sawmillI. Frankly, I don’t remember ever finding it this hard to keep up with all the goings-on in court, but maybe it’s an age thing. Or perhaps it’s the sheer number of appeals, constitutional and spin-off cases. Hmmm. Jury’s out on that one. Anyway....

These are the leading stories being reported in local newspapers this Saturday. Times of Malta leads with news that the widow whose husband died while on holid