Maltese tycoon acquitted over journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia's murder
A Maltese court has acquitted businessman Yorgen Fenech of masterminding the 2017 car bomb killing of investigative reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Maltese court clears tycoon in journalist murder case
Google News IE — Crime (en) reports that a Maltese tycoon has been acquitted of masterminding the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was killed in a car bomb attack in 2017.
The case centred on businessman Yorgen Fenech, one of Malta's most prominent figures, who had been charged with orchestrating the assassination of the investigative reporter. Caruana Galizia had been a persistent critic of corruption within Malta's political and business elite at the time of her death.
The acquittal marks a significant development in one of Europe's most high-profile journalist killings. Three men had previously been convicted of carrying out the bombing, but the question of who ordered it has remained the subject of prolonged legal proceedings.
The verdict has drawn widespread attention across Europe, where press freedom advocates have followed the case closely since Caruana Galizia's death.
Source: Google News IE — Crime (en)