VALLETTA — A prominent Maltese businessman has told police that former government chief of staff Keith Schembri was the mastermind behind the 2017 murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, two people briefed on the investigation said on Thursday. He has not issued any statement since his detention but has previously always denied any connection to the killing of Caruana Galizia, who wrote extensively about corruption. The sources did not indicate whether Fenech had provided any evidence to suggest that Schembri had masterminded Caruana Galizia’s murder. His tourism minister quit earlier this week while the economy minister suspended himself from the government as the murder probe continued. There is no evidence that money changed hands and Mizzi has said there are no links between him and 17 Black.

Source: National Post November 28, 2019 11:37 UTC