The police have revoked bail granted last December to tax chief Marvin Gaerty, following his interrogation over chats with murder suspect Yorgen Fenech. Gaerty’s lawyers Franco Debono and Amadeus Cachia confirmed when contacted on Saturday that their client had been called by the Financial Crime Investigation Department and told there was no need to report at their offices for an appointment he had been given for Monday. They confirmed that Gaerty, who has continued to perform his role of tax chief, was told that he was no longer on police bail although investigations were continuing. The Inland Revenue Commissioner had been questioned by police on December 22 as part of an investigation into trading in influence involving the businessman who stands accused of conspiring to murder journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Text messages with Fenech Financial crime investigators had been looking into a 2014 message exchange between Gaerty and Fenech, following an analysis of Fenech's mobile phone. The issue revolves around a conversation Gaerty and Fenech had over an outstanding VAT issue, sparking an investigation into possible trading in influence. VAT inspectors had found...
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