Prosecution legal team: Omar Zammit and Christa Armeni

Defense legal team: Cedric Mifsud, Gianluca Cappitta (Mifsud&Mifsud) and Neil Falzon (Aditus)

28.03.2019 – Arrest of the El Hiblu 3
30.03.2019 – Introduction of charges, including terrorism Initial bail request for the three denied 09.04.2019 – Submission of prosecution and defense 24.06.2019 – Attorney requests independent age assessment 12.09.2019 – Prison authorities reject request for interpreters provided by defense 24.10.2019 – Hearing adjourned to 30 October 29.10.2019 – Bail request for 19 year old Abdalla 30.10.2019 – Hearing adjourned for missing documents 31.10.2019 – Bail request for the two minors Amara and Kader 07.11.2019 – Bail hearing, decision adjourned to 12.11.19 12.11.2019 – Bail hearing, decision made ‘in camera’ 15.11.2019 – Bail granted 20.11.2019 – El Hiblu 3 are let out of jail on strict bail conditions 06.01.2020 – Hearing 01.04.2020 – Hearing 25.06.2020 – Hearing 30.07.2020 – Hearing 19.11.2020 – Hearing 19.11.2020 – Hearing 04.03.2021 – First Eye Witness from the El Hiblu was heard in court
15.04.2021 – Hearing postponed 21.05.2021 – Two of seven planned witnesses are heard
25.05.2021 – Hearing 24.06.2021 – Judge threatens 'measures' as witness expresses discomfort
07.10.2021 – Hearing 13.10.2021 – Witness fined for contempt
11.11.2021 – Agency for the Welfare of Asylum Seekers' representative confirms that the prosecution hadn't reached out to locate survivors from the ElHiblu rescue before September 2021 18.11.2021 – Court cannot locate all witnesses
03.02.2022 – Two witnesses testified. Confirming that the accused “did not panic, but were calming people.” 08.02.2022 – A witness was summoned to testify in the ElHiblu3 case. Based on his testimony he was threatened to being held in contempt with the court and remanding him in costody. 10.03.2022 – Hearing postponed 15.03.2022 – Hearing Survivors continue to give testimonies 12.04.2022 – Hearing A court appointed IT expert speaks about the cameras on board the El Hiblu 1 tanker 23.05.2022 + 26.05.2022 – Hearing Prosecution declares resting its case 15.09.2022 – Hearing Court expert reads from his 3.5 year old report about the track of the El Hiblu 1 22.11.2022 – Hearing The magistrate confirms the prosecution is resting its case 02.02.2023 – Hearing The magistrate confirms the prosecution is resting its case 02.02.2023 – Hearing The magistrate confirms the prosecution is resting its case 09.03.2023 – Hearing The magistrate confirms the prosecution is resting its case 24.05.2023 – Hearing Magistrate Nadine Lia explains that the AGs office demanded more time to file the bill of indictment 28.06.2023 – Hearing The magistrate confirms the prosecution is resting its case 12.09.2023 – Hearing The prosecution requests another deferral as some case files apparently need transscription November 2023 – Bill of indictment against Abdalla, Amara and Kader is filed