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Live blog: Yorgen Fenech seeks bail in fresh court request

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Yorgen Fenech with two of his lawyers, Marion Camilleri and Gianluca Caruana Curran, outside court in late 2019. Photo: Mark Zammit Cordina

A judge will hear arguments for and against granting Yorgen Fenech bail when a criminal court convenes on Wednesday morning. Wednesday's bail proceedings have, however, been overshadowed by news that prosecutors have filed a bill of indictment against Fenech. The filing means Fenech will face a trial by jury for the murder.  Fenech stands accused of complicity in the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and has been in police custody since he was arrested in November 2019.  His lawyers argue that the case against him is at a "very advanced stage" and that there is now no longer any valid reason to deny him bail.  Prosecutors disagree and made written submissions to that effect on Tuesday. They will follow those up with verbal submissions during Wednesday's hearing before judge Giovanni Grixti.  Follow events with our live blog. Refresh the page for the latest updates. Live blog Repeated attempts at bail  10.34am Yorgen Fenech has tried to get bail too many times to keep count of. He's failed on every other occasion - he's even had a case alleging a breach of rights dismissed by the European Court of Human Rights. But with the clock ticking on the compilation of evidence...


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