Perspective - Murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia: Campaigner 'Devastated' at Tycoon's Acquittal
The verdict leaves Malta without a conviction for the alleged mastermind almost nine years after Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed, and prosecutors are expected to appeal.
- On Wednesday, a jury acquitted businessman Yorgen Fenech of complicity and criminal association in the alleged masterminding of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia's 2017 car bomb assassination.
- Almost nine years after the car bomb attack in Malta, the state has still not convicted the person who orchestrated the murder, though five people have been jailed for carrying out the killing.
- Daphne Caruana Galizia was aged just 53 when killed outside her family home; her family stated, "Today should have belonged to Daphne," expressing devastation over the failed justice campaign.
- The CPJ demands that The Maltese authorities deliver on promises to "guarantee journalists' safety and uphold the rule of law," vowing to stand by the family as they pursue accountability.
- Before her murder, Caruana Galizia reported extensively on corruption and political misconduct in Malta, facing orchestrated harassment; the acquittal sends a chilling message to journalists confronting powerful interests.
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Following the acquittal in the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, the question arises as to how safe other journalists are. ‘To the failure of...
Perspective - Murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia: Campaigner 'devastated' at tycoon's acquittal
A campaigner who has worked on the case of murdered Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia since she was killed by a car bomb in 2017 has spoken of his devastation at the not guilty verdict.
Malta: The fight for justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia must continue
VALLETTA, September 3, 2026—Almost nine years after investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was assassinated in a car bomb, Malta has still not convicted the person or people who orchestrated her horrific murder, setting a terrible precedent that will resonate across Europe. On Wednesday, following an emotional trial that lasted 55 days and gripped the nation,...
"Daphne, they've done everything they can to stifle your voice, but criminals will lose sleep, because we will ensure that those responsible are called to respond. (ANSA)
Real estate tycoon's acquittal in journalist murder trial sparks tensions in Malta
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