The family of Vincent Muscat, one of the three men charged with the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, has denied ever receiving money from alleged murder mastermind Yorgen Fenech or lawyer Arthur Azzopardi.

On Thursday, as the compilation of evidence against the alleged mastermind resumed in court, more recordings taken by middleman Melvin Theuma of his conversations with Fenech were played out.

At one point, Fenech was heard saying that sometimes Azzopardi collected money for his then client Muscat, known as il-Koħħu. 

Azzopardi had served as Muscat's lawyer for a while before dropping his client in October 2019. 

However, in a statement issued late on Thursday through their lawyer Marc Sant, Muscat’s family denied the allegations.

"We refer to the sitting held on June 11 in the compilation of evidence against Yorgen Fenech. The Muscat family categorically denies that it has ever received any money from Yorgen Fenech or from Dr Arthur Azzopardi. The family reserves the right to take any action it deems fit and necessary according to the law in due course," the statement read. 

Azzopardi also denied the claims about passing money to his client. He said he never met Fenech and never collected money from anyone.