Malta tycoon acquitted in trial over 2017 murder of investigative journalist
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- A Maltese court acquitted businessman Yorgen Fenech in the case concerning the 2017 car-bomb killing of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
- Fenech had been accused of ordering the attack, which deeply affected Malta and drew condemnation around the world.
A Maltese court on Wednesday acquitted tycoon Yorgen Fenech in the trial over the brutal 2017 murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Fenech had been accused of commissioning the car-bomb attack that killed Caruana Galizia, who was 53. The ruling was reported by the Times of Malta.
Caruana Galizia’s killing shook the island nation and prompted a wave of condemnation internationally. Fenech’s acquittal closes the trial against the businessman, who had faced accusations of orchestrating the attack.
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Originally published by Le Figaro in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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