JULIANA ZAMMIT
jzammit@mediatoday.com.mt
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NEWS
Maksar gang trial: Jurors taken
linked to Caruana Galizia,
JURORS in the Maksar gang
trial were yesterdau taken to
see various locations linked to
the murders of Daphne Carua-
na Galizia and lawyer Carmel
Chircop.
This was the second site visit
in as many days that saw jurors
on Friday visit the garage com-
plex in Birkirkara where Chir-
cop was murdered in 2015.
On Saturday, jurors were tak-
en to Bidnija where they saw
the lookout post from where
Alfred Degiorgio and Vince
Muscat spied on Daphne
Caruana Galizia. Alfred De-
giorgio is not involved in
the current trial—he had
pleaded guilty to executing
the murder of Caruana Gal-
izia along with his brother
George Degiorgio and Vince
Muscat. All three are serving
time in jail.
Jurors also visited the po-
tato shed in Marsa, where
the Degiorgio brothers and
Muscat used to hang out and
plan their criminal
activities.
Muscat, known as
il-Koħħu, had decid-
ed to talk and was
given a presidential
pardon to tell all
about the murder
of Carmel Chircop, im-
plicating the brothers
Adrian and Robert Agi-
us, known as Tal-Mak-
sar.
In the current trial,
Adrian Agius is charged
with commissioning
the murder of Chircop,
while associates Jamie
Left: The police
compound in Pembroke
where forensic experts
analysed the burnt
wreckage of Caruana
Galizia's car to arrive
at the type of bomb
that was used (Photo:
Juliana Zammit/
MaltaToday)
Above:
Below:
Galizia
Top: The court convoy
in Bidnija where
jurors were shown
the location where
Daphne Caruana
Galizia's car exploded
on 17 October 2017
(Photo: Juliana
Zammit/MaltaToday)
Left: The Marsa
dock area near the
Tiger Bar, where
the weapon used in
Chircop's murder
was thrown into the
sea (Photo: James
Bianchi/MaltaToday)
The trial by
jury of brothers
Adrian and
Robert Agius and
their associates
Jamie Vella and
George Degiorgio
continued on
Saturday with a
visit to Bidnija and
other locations
