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Maltese Tycoon Acquitted of Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia’s Murder

From Le Temps · () French

Translated from French and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • A Maltese jury acquitted businessman Yorgen Fenech of charges that he commissioned the 2017 car-bomb killing of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
  • The jury reached its decision after more than eight hours of deliberation, voting eight to one that Fenech was not guilty.
  • Caruana Galizia’s family criticized the acquittal as a denial of justice in a case that drew international condemnation.

Yorgen Fenech, the Maltese businessman accused of commissioning the car-bomb assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, has been acquitted.

A popular jury deliberated for more than eight hours before finding Fenech not guilty by a vote of eight to one. He had faced accusations that he ordered the 2017 attack to silence an investigation that could have exposed damaging information.

Caruana Galizia, 53, was killed by a car bomb. Her assassination shook Malta and triggered condemnation around the world. Her family said the verdict represented a denial of justice.

The case has also unfolded amid broader international concern over press freedom, including action by the European Parliament on new legislation in that area.

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Originally published by Le Temps 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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