The compilation of evidence in the case against Keith Schembri’s wife has been postponed to next month because one of the prosecuting inspectors is abroad.
Josette Schembri Vella was last month charged with money laundering.
The case was set to be heard on Monday morning but inspector Ian Camilleri told the court that the other inspector was not available for the sitting. This earned the duo a rebuke by Magistrate Donatella Frendo Dimech, who lamented that the prosecution was unprepared.
Meanwhile, lawyers Edward Gatt and Mark Vassallo, appearing for Schembri Vella, said they were contesting the prima facie, saying that there is insufficient evidence to place their client under a bill of indictment.
The case was postponed to next month.
Schembri Vella stands charged with money laundering between 2008 and 2010 and with failing to observe all of the duties of a company director.
Her husband, the former chief of staff to PM Joseph Muscat, also stands charged with money laundering in a separate case.