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LAWYER Jason Azzopardi has been fined €300 for contempt of court after he was found to have repeatedly ignored and disobeyed a court order prohibiting him from making public comments about Yor- gen Fenech or his upcoming trial. The order came about following two previous inci- dents in May 2025, in which Azzopardi was found to have made inappropriate comments implying Fenech's guilt. He was warned and ordered to re- frain from any further public commentary that could preju- dice the administration of jus- tice or Fenech's presumption of innocence. Despite these warnings, a post uploaded by Azzopardi on 21 June sparked fresh con- troversy. The post said something on the lines of: "There are those who think that before the jury they can cleanse themselves and make people forget the fact that they ordered a kill- ing. The Massive Ordnance Penetrator of facts, truth, and recordings will crush and bury you." WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT WEDNESDAY EDITION €1.00 WEDNESDAY • 8 OCTOBER 2025 • ISSUE 961 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY Azzopardi fined €300 after defying court order on Yorgen Fenech 15% of Maltese work more than 45 hours a week CONTINUES ON PAGE 3 Court rules lawyer Jason Azzopardi's Facebook post referred to alleged Daphne Caruana Galizia murder mastermind Yorgen Fenech, albeit indirectly, amounting to a disregard for a previous court order MAYA GALEA mgalea@mediatoday.com.mt MALTA had one of the highest rates of long working hours in the European Union (EU) in the second quarter of 2025, with 14.6% of em- ployed people working more than 45 hours per week, according to the latest Eurostat data. In the second quarter of 2025, 14.6% of employed people in Mal- ta worked more than 45 hours per week, one of the highest shares in the EU, according to the latest data published by Eurostat. Lawyer Jason Azzopardi (left) and alleged Daphne Caruana Galizia murder mastermind Yorgen Fenech CONTINUES ON PAGE 4 JAMES DEBONO jdebono@mediatoday.com.mt Graham Bencini distances himself from decision by national audit committee on Fortina valuation OPPOSITION MP Graham Bencini has distanced himself from a decision taken by the parliament's national audit committee on the Fortina case. He pointed out that the Public Accounts Com- mittee (PAC), on which he sits, had nothing to do with the decision. "It seems there is a mis- understanding. The Pub- lic Accounts Committee (PAC) had nothing to do with the request for a new evaluation for the Forti- na exemption. In fact, when the opposition members on the PAC request- ed that this report be discussed, the Government members vot- ed against us," he said. KARL AZZOPARDI kazzopardi@mediatoday.com.mt CONTINUES ON PAGE 4