On September 2, 2026, a Maltese court acquitted tycoon Yorgen Fenech of charges that he orchestrated the 2017 car bomb killing of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The verdict sparked outrage in Malta, with hundreds demonstrating in Valletta, and drew condemnation from press freedom organizations worldwide.
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A jury has acquitted the Maltese businessman accused of masterminding the 2017 car bomb killing of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
A Maltese jury acquitted businessman Yorgen Fenech on Sept. 2 of charges that he masterminded the 2017 car-bomb killing of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, finding him not guilty of complicity in murder and criminal association [theguardian.com#1][bbc.co.uk#1][abcnews.com#1][cbsnews.com#1]. Jurors in Valletta reached an 8-1 verdict after about eight hours of deliberations; Fenech,
Sept 2 - Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech was cleared on Wednesday of masterminding the car bomb murder of prominent anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia nine years ago.
The killing of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and its aftermath Reuters
Daphne Caruana Galizia exposed corruption and money laundering schemes in Malta before she was killed by a car bomb in 2017.
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.
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.”
Daphne Caruana Galizia's killing shocked Europe, led to protests that toppled a prime minister and exposed a culture of impunity in the European Union's smallest state.
Hundreds of people demonstrated in the Maltese capital Valletta after a wealthy businessman was found not guilty of masterminding the murder of an investigative journalist. The verdict on Daphne Caruana Galizia's car-bomb killing in 2017 sparked outrage from Maltese civil society groups and international media freedom organisations. The opposition Nationalist Party, which organised the demonstrati