Yorgen Fenech loses bid against cabinet over presidential pardon

Yorgen Fenech has failed in his bid to challenge the Cabinet’s decision denying him a presidential pardon, with the case faltering on a technical formality.  In a judgment delivered on Wednesday, the First Hall of the Civil Court, presided over by Mr Justice Francesco Depasquale, upheld the plea which had been raised by the State Advocate, assisting the Cabinet of Ministers and the Police Commissioner in the proceedings. Fenech’s lawyers had filed an application to obtain a judicial review of the Cabinet’s decision...