
Maltese Jury Acquits Businessman in Journalist Murder Case
A Maltese court jury has acquitted businessman Yorgen Fenech of ordering the 2017 assassination of prominent investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The verdict has triggered widespread public outrage and renewed calls for judicial reform in Malta.
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The killing of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and its aftermath - Reuters
The killing of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and its aftermath Reuters
Read full article →Jury in Malta acquits businessman accused of masterminding slaying of journalist - AP News
Jury in Malta acquits businessman accused of masterminding slaying of journalist AP News
Read full article →Maltese tycoon acquitted of orchestrating murder of renowned journalist
Daphne Caruana Galizia exposed corruption and money laundering schemes in Malta before she was killed by a car bomb in 2017.
Read full article →Maltese tycoon acquitted of masterminding reporter's murder
Yorgen Fenech had stood accused of organizing the 2017 death of investigative reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia, which brought down a government and drew global condemnation
Read full article →Maltese tycoon found not guilty of involvement in Daphne Caruana Galizia murder
Yorgen Fenech cleared on both charges he faced over 2017 killing of journalist that prompted global outrage One of Malta’s richest men has been found not guilty of involvement in the murder of the anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The verdict, which is expected to be appealed against by the prosecution, will come as a blow not only to the victim’s family, but to the politicians and campaigners who regard the case as a landmark action in the fight to protect press freedom in E...
By Juliette Garside in Valetta
Read full article →A jury in Malta acquits a businessman in the killing of reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia
Investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia had written extensively about suspected corruption in political and business circles in Malta. She was killed by a car bomb in 2017, at age 53.
By The Associated Press
Read full article →Malta businessman acquitted of plotting journalist Caruana Galizia murder
The 2017 killing of anticorruption journalist shocked Europe and set off a political firestorm in Malta.
Read full article →Jury in Malta acquits businessman in killing of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
Murder of investigative journalist shocked Europe, toppled a prime minister and exposed a culture of impunity on the Mediterranean island nation
By Kevin Schembri Orland
Read full article →Malta: Businessman acquitted of journalist's murder
Yorgen Fenech was suspected to have masterminded the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, whose family continue to demand justice for her killing.
Read full article →Malta acquits tycoon Yorgen Fenech in investigative journalist's murder case
A Maltese court on Wednesday acquitted tycoon Yorgen Fenech of orchestrating the 2017 car-bomb killing of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, a verdict that drew condemnation from her family and press freedom advocates. Her family said the acquittal denied Caruana Galizia justice, while her son called it a “terrible decision.”
By FRANCE 24
Read full article →Outrage as Maltese tycoon acquitted of reporter's murder
Outrage as Maltese tycoon acquitted of reporter's murder
Read full article →Court clears Maltese tycoon over murdering renowned journalist
Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech, who was accused of commissioning the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, was acquitted on Wednesday at the end of a two-month trial. Fenech, 44, was tried for complicity to murder and for the lesser charge of criminal association to commit murder. Had he been found guilty, he could have […]
Read full article →Daphne was right
On 2 September 2026, the jury acquitted Yorgen Fenech of complicity in the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia and of criminal association to commit murder. Do I agree with the verdict? Totally irrelevant: the fact remains, it must be said, that the jury clearly believed Fenech when he testified that he was not the man … Continued
By Andrew Borg Cardona
Read full article →'Many Missing Links': Supreme Court Acquits Man In Murder Case
The top court noted that there was no direct evidence of the offence and the entire case against him was based on circumstantial evidence and the theory of "last seen together".
Read full article →Malta: Businessman Acquitted of Journalist's Murder
Businessman Yorgen Fenech was suspected to have masterminded the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
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