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Protest in Malta After Acquittal in Murder of Investigative Journalist

From Der Standard · () German

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

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  • Hundreds of people demonstrated in Malta after a court acquitted businessman Yorgen Fenech of ordering the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
  • The opposition Nationalist Party, which called the protest, demanded a special parliamentary session on the case.
  • Demonstrators shouted “Murderer” as Fenech left the courtroom after the verdict.

Hundreds of people took to the streets in Malta after a court acquitted businessman Yorgen Fenech of commissioning the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

The opposition Nationalist Party called the demonstration late Wednesday and demanded a special parliamentary session to discuss the case. The protest followed a verdict that cleared Fenech of the accusation that he had ordered Caruana Galizia’s murder.

Fenech denied the allegations. Hours before the demonstration, he left the courtroom as protesters shouted, “Murderer.”

Murderer

· ProtestersDemonstrators shouted the word as Yorgen Fenech left the courtroom after his acquittal.
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