New Actor: George Degiorgio alleges Keith Schembri behind murder request

A face‑to‑face between convicted hitman George Degiorgio and pardoned middleman Melvin Theuma blew up into a shouting match, with security stepping in and the judge reprimanding Degiorgio for his language. Degiorgio taunted Theuma that his pardon could be taken away.

Degiorgio told the court Theuma first said the murder request came from Keith Schembri, describing a meeting at the Marsa potato shed and saying they later went to Chris Cardona’s office to check and were told “Keith.” Theuma denied ever naming anyone and insisted Schembri had nothing to do with the killing.

They also clashed over money. Degiorgio said Theuma sent cash and food to him in prison unasked, even offering a cruise for his brother and buying a €5,000 dog, while Theuma shouted that he had paid for the brothers and even their families. Asked how he learned Vince Muscat was talking to police, Degiorgio said another inmate told him. As he left the stand he accused Theuma of lying about the HSBC case and said Theuma was to receive €100,000 in that robbery.

AI-synthesized from multiple reported sources