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6 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 24 OCTOBER 2021 NEWS COINTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Theuma was granted a pres- idential pardon in November 2019 in return for his testimony against Fenech and the men he enrolled to carry out the murder of the journalist. According to the lawyers, Theuma repeatedly mentioned Keith Schembri in a conversation with Cremona which he record- ed on his mobile phone, but then denied Schembri's involvement in the assassination in court. Yet in court, Theuma denied the involvement of businessman Schembri in the commissioning of Caruana Galizia's murder, who revealed his secret offshore companies and the existence of 17 Black, later revealed to be Yor- gen Fenech's secret company and conduit for millions to be paid to Schembri's offshore company. According to the secretly-re- corded conversations repro- duced in the criminal complaint, Theuma is heard name-dropping Schembri: "Has Keith Schem- bri forgotten when he sent over Kenneth [Camilleri] outside my house at 8pm? I'll show him... has Keith Schembri what he had told them? They'll be out on the 22nd... one million to each of them... with Kenneth, in front of you." The lawyers say that in other recordings, Theuma is heard tell- ing Yorgen Fenech himself that he was met by Kenneth Camilleri at Keith Schembri's request, and that he heard Schembri speaking on the phone. In these recordings Theuma is heard saying: "They're trying to trap me from all sides with their betrayal... if he doesn't come to speak to me face to face we're going to have trouble. I'll go up to him stark naked, I'll tell Keith 'come here you hunchback'... 'have you forgotten when you cried that they would be arrested before they kill her for you?'" Melvin Theuma: Minn din in- naħa jissikawk hekk, minn din in-naha jissikawk hekk! Johann Cremona: mela mela! Melvin Theuma: jissikawk bit-tradimenti! Johann Cremona: ħeqq b'oġġett illi int... mur fejn Keith ħa tinqa- ta' din eh! Melvin Theuma: le jekk ma jiġix ikellimni face to face dan... problemi ħa jkollna jien u hu eh! Jien ninżalu.. b'ż**** barra, b'ż****barra ninżalu... ta' raġel… jinżel fil-garaxx ngħidlu ejja l'hawn... ħotbi kollok! Ħotbi kol- lok ngħidlu... ngħidlu ejja l'hawn Keith... Johann Cremona: għalfejn daħluk… għalfejn?!... kienu jafu l-konsegwenzi ta' wara… għalfe- jn?? Melvin Theuma: ngħidlu ejja l'hawn ħa ngħidlek... ngħidlu in- sejt kemm bkejt li ħa jaqbduhom qabel joqtluhielek? Additionally, the lawyers say that the recordings show both Theuma and Cremona were knowledgeable of the master- minds in the Caruana Galizia homicide, the police investiga- tions, the role played by former police commissioner Lawrence Cutajar, as well as of the potential pardon Theuma would receive on the Caruana Galizia homicide. The lawyers quote recordings in which Cremona actively encour- ages Theuma to stay close to his tapes, in full knowledge that he would leverage the evidence in return for a presidential pardon. "Johann Cremona and Melvin Theuma had a much deeper rela- tionship than that he has claimed in court. The same can be said of Theuma and Edwin Brincat. Both men passed on confiden- tial information to Theuma," the lawyers said in their complaint. They refer to a Security Ser- vices phone interception in which Brincat 'il-Ġojja', a long- time confidant of Theuma, is heard coaching Theuma into name-dropping Yorgen Fenech in his secret recordings; and other phone conversations with Cremona where former police commissioner Lawrence Cutajar is mentioned. "These are only the recordings discovered by the inquiring mag- istrate and the defence," Fenech's lawyers said. "The plaintiff is certain that other recordings were destroyed by Theuma – in one recording Active Ageing Awards A celebration of the work, commitment and dedication in the Active Ageing sector. This is an annual event dedicated to senior citizens. The Active Ageing Awards consist of 5 main categories: Active Ageing Award – Senior Cultural Award – Senior Academic Award – Sports Active Ageing Award - Intergenerational Solidarity Award. Nominations can be made through a form obtainable from the Ministry for Senior Citizens and Active Ageing or from Centru Servizz Anzjan in Valletta. Nomination forms can also be accessed from the Active Ageing Facebook page or from the website www.activeageing.gov.mt . Nominations can be submitted at the Ministry for Senior Citizens and Active Ageing, or sent by email to premjuanzjanitaattiva2021@gov.mt . Nominations close on Friday 29 th October 2021. Any further questions, clarifications or for more information, one can send an email to premjuanzjanitaattiva2021@gov.mt or call on 25903002. Winners will be announced during an event organized by the Ministry for Senior Citizens and Active Ageing, in November. "They're trying to trap me from all sides with their betrayal... if he doesn't come to speak to me face to face we're going to have trouble. I'll go up to him stark naked, I'll tell Keith 'come here you hunchback'... 'have you forgotten when you cried that they would be arrested before they kill her for you?'" Keith Schembri (centre) formerly the right-hand man of disgraced prime minister Joseph Muscat. Yorgen Fenech's lawyers insist in their criminal complaint that Schembri is referenced regularly in Melvin Theuma's secret recordings as haveing been knowledgeable of the murder plot, but that he denied his role when testifying in court 'Theuma lying about Keith Schembri's role'