Statistician Vincent Marmarà has strongly denied claims surrounding a survey carried out ahead of Yorgen Fenech’s trial, insisting that potential jurors were not deliberately targeted.In a statement, Marmarà said a number of “incorrect statements” had been made about him in recent hours which he would not allow to go unaddressed.“It was said that the survey targeted people who were on the list of jurors for 2026. This is a lie,” Marmarà said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lovin Malta (@lovinmalta)He argued that had this been found to be true, authorities would have taken the necessary action, adding that the relevant authorities had verified his account.Marmarà explained that telephone numbers used for the survey were generated randomly by software, which was instructed to produce eight-digit numbers corresponding to the format of Maltese telephone and mobile numbers.He said the process was so random that a considerable number of generated numbers did not correspond to existing phone numbers, while anyone contacted was free to decide whether to participate.Marmarà also stressed that his research is never designed to identify individual respondents, with information provided to clients presented only in an aggregated format.The statistician separately rejected claims that he had used the name of another individual or company when contacting respondents, describing this allegation too as a “lie”.“I never use the names of other individuals or other people’s companies,” he said, adding that research of this nature into criminal proceedings is carried out internationally and is normal practice.Marmarà said he remains limited in what he can disclose because the matter is subject to secrecy by court order, but confirmed that around three months ago he provided authorities with all the information requested from him.“Research has no faces. This is my profession, which I offer to everyone, built on independence, objectivity, ethics and the scientific method,” he said.He concluded by acknowledging the public’s right to comment on what happened, while urging people to “limit themselves to the facts” when doing so.•