Malta acquits tycoon Yorgen Fenech in investigative journalist's murder case
Summary
A Maltese court cleared businessman Yorgen Fenech of planning the 2017 car bomb murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The verdict upset her family and groups that support press freedom, as Caruana Galizia had exposed corruption in Malta before her death.Key Facts
- Yorgen Fenech was acquitted of charges related to organizing the killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia.
- Daphne Caruana Galizia was an investigative journalist killed by a car bomb in 2017.
- Her death triggered protests and led to the resignation of Malta’s prime minister Joseph Muscat in 2020.
- Caruana Galizia uncovered high-level corruption and links between business and political leaders in Malta.
- Five people have been convicted in connection with the murder for supplying explosives and carrying out the attack.
- A 2021 inquiry blamed the Maltese government for failing to protect Caruana Galizia and creating an environment that allowed her killers to act.
- Fenech was arrested on his yacht in 2019 while trying to leave Malta.
- Caruana Galizia’s family and press freedom groups criticized the court’s decision as denying justice and undermining journalist safety.
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