Joe Giglio:
'What we
heard should
never have
happened'
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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 11 OCTOBER 2026
INTERVIEW
JOE Giglio is not convinced
the Nationalist Party can build
enough consensus in parlia-
ment for its Omnibus Bill to
pass, but he remains hopeful.
The bill contains several pro-
posed legislative changes to
implement the recommenda-
tions of the Daphne Caruana
Galizia Public Inquiry. The PN
tried the same route in 2022
without success.
But Giglio insists the Oppo-
sition's job is to keep up the
pressure through persuasion,
using the means given to it by
law and parliamentary proce-
dure.
On the Yorgen Fenech trial,
he says the PN's complaint is
not the jury's verdict but what
was heard—a chief of staff
talking to others, WhatsApp
chats and meetings inside Cas-
tille. "These are situations the
PN can never accept," he says.
Asked about jury reform, he
says there is always room to
discuss it. However, he does
not agree with requiring each
juror to explain their vote, ar-
guing this would compromise
the jury system's secrecy.
He also says he has not even
considered running for deputy
leader.
PN justice spokesperson and MP
Joe Giglio sits down with Juliana
Zammit to discuss the Omnibus
Bill he will pilot in parliament to
implement recommendations from
the Daphne Public Inquiry, the
Yorgen Fenech trial and the race for
deputy leader
