Schembri told the court that he did not like how Camilleri walked around Castille with his gun holster on, before speaking of this account. This prompted the defence's lawyer, Giannella De Marco, to state that Schembri had never reported this incident, which Schembri admitted afterwards. According to Times of Malta, both Michelle Muscat and Kenneth Camilleri have denied that this episode ever took place. "I am aware that there was a case where someone dropped a firearm in my vicinity, but no shots were fired," Muscat told Times of Malta. In his responses, Camilleri told Times of Malta that he was obliged as one of the Prime Minister's security guards to carry his firearm on his person, on the job.