US EditionMalta Jury Sentences 2 Men to Life in Prison for Supplying Bomb that Killed Journalist
- On Tuesday, a court in Valletta sentenced Jamie Vella and Robert Agius to life imprisonment for supplying the explosive device used in the 2017 assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
- The men were found guilty last week after a six-week trial that examined their role in providing explosives used in the car bomb murder of Caruana Galizia on October 16, 2017.
- Caruana Galizia was an investigative journalist known for reporting on corruption and political misconduct, and her assassination caused shock and protests in Malta and across Europe.
- Jurors reached an 8-1 verdict convicting Vella and Agius, who supplied the bomb in exchange for money, with Anthony Vella, the Attorney General's lawyer, urging the court to send a strong message to society.
- The sentences reinforce the seriousness of murdering journalists and aim to deter similar crimes while highlighting the ongoing legal process against other alleged conspirators in the case.
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Two other members of the same gang were sentenced to life in prison at a joint trial for the murder of the lawyer. Yorgen Fenech is still awaiting trial.
In connection with the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia eight years ago, two complicators were sentenced to life imprisonment in Malta.
On Tuesday, a Maltese court sentenced two men accused of supplying the bomb that killed journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017 when she was conducting investigations into corruption that splashed at the Maltese government. The convicts are Robert Agius , known as 'Ta Maksar', and his partner Jamie Vella , who were convicted last week by a jury that reached an eight-vote verdict in favour of and one against. This afternoon, Judge Edwina Grima …
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