Maltese tycoon acquitted over 2017 murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
A Maltese court has acquitted businessman Yorgen Fenech of ordering the 2017 car-bomb murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, sparking widespread outrage.
Acquittal of Yorgen Fenech over Caruana Galizia murder prompts fury
Google News IE — Crime (en) reports that a Maltese court has acquitted businessman Yorgen Fenech of involvement in the 2017 car-bomb murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, drawing an immediate wave of outrage from press freedom groups and the journalist's family.
Caruana Galizia was killed in October 2017 when a bomb planted beneath her car detonated near her home in Bidnija, Malta. She had been investigating high-level corruption on the island at the time of her death.
Fenech, one of Malta's most prominent business figures, had been considered a key suspect in the case. Three men were previously convicted for carrying out the bombing itself.
The acquittal has been condemned by journalists' organisations and campaigners, who argue that those who ordered the killing have escaped accountability. Malta's government has faced sustained international pressure to ensure full justice in the case since Caruana Galizia's death.
Source: Google News IE — Crime (en)