Maltese tycoon acquitted over Daphne Caruana Galizia murder plot
A Maltese court has acquitted businessman Yorgen Fenech of orchestrating the 2017 car bomb murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Maltese court clears tycoon in journalist assassination case
A Maltese court has acquitted businessman Yorgen Fenech of orchestrating the 2017 car bomb killing of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, Google News UK — Crime (en) reports, citing BBC coverage of the verdict.
Caruana Galizia was killed in October 2017 when a bomb planted beneath her car detonated near her home in Bidnija, Malta. She had been one of the country's most prominent investigative reporters, known for exposing alleged corruption at the highest levels of Maltese public life.
Fenech, a prominent figure in Malta's business and energy sectors, had faced charges of masterminding the assassination. Three men were previously convicted of carrying out the bombing itself.
The acquittal comes after a lengthy legal process that drew international attention and prompted widespread debate about press freedom and accountability in Malta. Caruana Galizia's family and press freedom organisations had followed the proceedings closely.
The verdict does not affect the convictions of the three men found guilty of planting and detonating the device.
Source: Google News UK — Crime (en)