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CPJ condemns acquittal of tycoon accused of ordering Malta journalist’s murder: “Devastating for all journalists”

From La Nación · () Spanish

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  • The Committee to Protect Journalists and Daphne Caruana Galizia’s family condemned the acquittal of a businessman accused of ordering the journalist’s murder.
  • Caruana Galizia was killed in Malta in 2017.

The Committee to Protect Journalists and the family of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia expressed outrage after the acquittal of the tycoon accused of ordering her murder.

Caruana Galizia was killed in 2017. Her case has continued to draw attention because the proceedings included allegations that a wealthy businessman played a role in directing the crime.

The acquittal prompted the CPJ and the journalist’s family to describe the outcome as devastating for journalists. Their reaction focused on the consequences of clearing the accused of intellectual responsibility for the killing.

Devastating for all journalists.

· Committee to Protect Journalists and Daphne Caruana Galizia’s familyThe phrase captured their reaction to the acquittal of the businessman accused of masterminding the journalist’s murder.
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