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'Keith is protecting you' MATTHEW VELLA & SAVIOUR BALZAN A clip from recordings made by Daphne Caruana Galizia mur- der middleman Melvin Theuma reveals that people implicated in the assassination could have been shielded by the former prime minister's chief of staff, Keith Schembri. Theuma, who turned state witness in the murder case, has been giving testimony in the last weeks to back up se- cret recordings he made of his conversations with the Tumas magnate, who stands accused of being the mastermind in the journalist's assassination. But a source privy to the re- cordings says Theuma can also be heard speaking to an asso- ciate of Yorgen Fenech, whose name MaltaToday knows but is withholding pending the com- pilation of evidence, reassuring Theuma of Keith Schembri's protection from the police in- vestigation. MaltaToday understands that at the time of the recording, Theuma was under pressure from an FIAU investigation that had prodded a police in- vestigation into money laun- dering. In fact it was this pending arrest in November 2019 that led him to admit his role in the Caruana Galizia assassination. Fearing arrest, Theuma reached out to Fenech's associ- ate, anxious about the investi- gation. "Do you know what I'm really worried about… it's not Daph- ne, but the money laundering," Theuma can be heard saying, as reported by MaltaToday's source. 'TRUTH IS OF NO COLOUR' WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT/COVID19 PAGE 2 Dear decision-makers How Malta's pro-choice voice is getting stronger PAGE 11 maltatoday SUNDAY • 14 JUNE 2020 • ISSUE 1076 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY RAPHAEL VASSALLO That joke isn't funny anymore MT2•PG10 'They're all with you...': according to the recordings heard by MaltaToday's sources, Melvin Theuma was assured of the protection of Joseph Muscat's chief of staff, Keith Schembri, after being tipped off about an impending arrest on a money laundering investigation that had been kick-started by the FIAU. Photo shows Keith Schembri at Castille during a visit by MEPs from the PANA committee in 2017 €1.95 YANA MINTOFF Malta first and foremost... in justice and equality INTERVIEW MT2 An associate of Yorgen Fenech told an anxious Melvin Theuma not to worry about a money laundering arrest because 'Keith' was protecting him Yes! 100 DAYS OF COVID-19 How Malta kept pandemic at bay 14-15