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Live: It-Topo set to testify in HSBC case

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The bungled 2010 heist on HSBC's Qormi headquarters ended in a violent shootout with police.

Time is ticking 2.06pm Defence lawyer Franco Debono now switches gears.  He cries foul, saying the defence has not even been given time to analyse the consequences of the court's decision today allowing Debono's testimony to go ahead. Criminal proceedings have been going on for 11 years and now suddenly all this rush, Debono says, pointing out further that it is already 2pm. More delays 2.02pm There seems to be no end in sight to the legal wrangling.  Kohhu's lawyers are holding steadfast, insisting the court must reverse its decision and grant them a constitutional reference.  The defence appear to be doing everything possible to delay Debono's testimony.  "This case must go ahead and this court must hear Darren Debono today, in line with the order given by the criminal court," AG lawyer Giannella Busuttil counters. Star witness awaits 1.53pm As the legal back-and-forth continues, the prosecution's star witness Darren Debono continues to wait outside the court hall. Will today finally see him take to the witness stand? Doubts have been raised in the past about the reliability of any evidence he may give, not least due to his previous conviction for falsifying evidence in an...


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