Muscat's chief of staff Keith Schembri resigns amid murder probe
On 26 November 2019 Keith Schembri resigned as chief of staff to Prime Minister Joseph Muscat after reports linked him to Yorgen Fenech, the businessman later charged over the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia; minister Konrad Mizzi resigned the same day.
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On 26 November 2019 Keith Schembri resigned as chief of staff to Prime Minister Joseph Muscat after reports linked him to Yorgen Fenech, the businessman later charged over the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia; minister Konrad Mizzi resigned the same day.
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Factrail. (2026). Muscat's chief of staff Keith Schembri resigns amid murder probe. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/schembri-resigns-muscat-chief-of-staff-2019-11-26
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