US EditionJury finds 2 men guilty of supplying the bomb used to kill Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
- A jury in Malta found Robert Agius and Jamie Vella guilty of supplying explosives used to kill journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017.
- The case followed investigations implicating a criminal gang and showed that Agius and Vella procured military-grade explosives for the car bomb attack.
- George Degiorgio, Adrian Agius, and others were also convicted for related murders, including that of lawyer Carmel Chircop in 2015, linked to unpaid debts.
- The prosecution stated the motive was Caruana Galizia's journalistic work exposing corruption, and the men received approximately €20,000 for the killings, with life sentences requested.
- The verdict marks progress in a high-profile investigation but highlights ongoing concerns over institutional failures that allowed these assassinations.
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In Malta, two more men were found guilty in connection with the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017.
CPJ, partners welcome 2 convictions for Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder - Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists and four other international media freedom organizations welcomed Thursday’s conviction of Robert Agius and Jamie Vella for supplying military-grade explosives to the hitmen who murdered Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia with a car bomb. The two men, part of a Maltese criminal gang, are due to be sentenced in the coming weeks. The joint statement said that the June 5 verdict marks a vita…
Nearly eight years ago, Maltese revelation journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered, and now two men have been found guilty of the car bomb that detonated in front of the journalist's house.
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