Schembri told no one about the conversation, not even his boss, then-Prime Minister Joseph Muscat. "I made one single mistake: when I started hearing things, I didn't go straight to the prime minister. He has alleged for years that Schembri ordered the murder, as have two of the three convicted hitmen. Across three days of testimony this week, Schembri rejected the accusations, saying he had no connection to the killing or to the men who carried it out. Asked what that meant in court this week, Schembri said he had helped Fenech because he was a friend.