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Simon Busuttil, Bernard Grech and more react to Keith Schembri charges

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Former Chief of Staff for the Office of the Prime Minister Keith Schembri, along with 10 others, have been denied bail for charges of money laundering, fraud, corruption and more after pleading not guilty and Schembri will spend the night at the Corradino Correctional Facility.

Illum huwa pass żgħir ieħor biex issir ġustizzja fuq każ li kien inkixef minn Daphne Caruana Galizia u li nbdiet…

Posted by Bernard Grech on Saturday, 20 March 2021

Various politicians and Maltese figures have reacted to what has been one of the most intense court cases in Maltese history, with Nationalist party leader Bernard Grech calling today’s court decision ‘another small step towards justice’ for the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia and Simon Busuttil’s inquiry into the case.

Today’s criminal charges against the most powerful man in the Labour Government is a historic turning point in our fight…

Posted by Simon Busuttil on Saturday, 20 March 2021

Former PN leader and Secretary-General of the EPP Group in the European Parliament Simon Busuttil called today’s events, ‘a historic turning point for justice… and a resounding confirmation that Daphne was right’, going on to pledge the late Caruana Galizia that they are finishing what she started.

Daphne Caruana Galizia’s son Paul took to Twitter to reiterate the ironic nature of today’s events with regards to Keith Schembri’s charges.

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Keith Schembri pleads not guilty to money laundering, fraud, corruption & more

Keith Schembri pleads not guilty to money laundering, fraud, corruption & more
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Former Chief of Staff for the Office of the Prime Minister Keith Schembri has been denied bail after pleading not guilty to charges of money laundering, corruption, criminal conspiracy, false testimony and fraud.

Schembri was charged with 10 other including his father Alfio, Kasco Group CEO Malcolm Scerri and accountant Robert Zammit on charges of money laundering and criminal conspiracy.

Illum huwa pass żgħir ieħor biex issir ġustizzja fuq każ li kien inkixef minn Daphne Caruana Galizia u li nbdiet…

Posted by Bernard Grech on Saturday, 20 March 2021

The court of Malta has ordered that the individuals’ assets be frozen whilst denying bail with concerns of potential tampering of evidence or attempts to flee the country.

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210 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 230 recoveries

67 COVID-19 cases registered overnight with 323 recoveries
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Malta has registered 210 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours from 3,734 swab tests, while 230 patients have recovered. This information was announced by the official Facebook page of Malta’s Ministry for Health.

As of Friday 19th March 2021, 140,331 vaccine doses were administered of which 43,267 were 2nd doses.

To date, Malta has registered 27,904 COVID-19 cases in total, of which: 24,662 have recovered, 369 died and 2,873 are still active.

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Blonde-haired Billie Eilish broke an Instagram record

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Blonde Billie Eilish is the hairdo change-up the world didn’t know it needed and the singing sensation’s switch from her signature black and green do to gorgeous blonde locks broke an Instagram world record doing it.

The singer’s post showcasing her new look broke the record for the fastest time to receive one million likes on a single post, breaking Selena Gomez’s record from 2018.

What’s more is that the snap has garnered over 20 million likes so far and stands in the top 10 most liked Instagram posts of all time, only a few days after the 19-year-old took home a couple of Grammy awards.

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