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WEDNESDAY • 26 MAY 2021 • ISSUE 739 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY
EDITORIAL • PAGE 11
Pardoned middleman in Daphne Caruana Galizia murder:
'I was told freemasons
had to pay €100,000'
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LAURA CALLEJA
AIR Malta will avoid flying over Belarusian air-
space, a spokesperson for the airline told Mal-
taToday in the wake of decisions taken by EU
leaders on Monday.
The airline said this procedure would also be
followed if and when direct flights to Moscow
are reintroduced in July.
ADPD challenges
validity of
electoral system
Air Malta to
avoid flying
over Belarusian
airspace
MATTHEW AGIUS
PARDONED middleman
Melvin Theuma had been told
that an individual involved in
freemasonry had to pay Vince
Muscat €100,000 for Daphne
Caruana Galizia's murder.
Theuma was testifying on
Tuesday in the compilation of
evidence against alleged mas-
termind Yorgen Fenech.
The court continued hear-
ing recordings of conver-
sations Theuma had with
Fenech's business associate
Johann Cremona.
Expanding on the record-
ings, Theuma testified that
an individual, who cannot
be identified on court order,
had to hand over €100,000 to
Muscat, known as il-Koħħu.
Melvin Theuma testifies in
compilation of evidence against
Yorgen Fenech, tells court that
he was told that freemasons
had to pay Vince Muscat, il-
Koħħu, €100,000 for Daphne
Caruana Galizia's murder
Melvin Theuma