Malta acquits tycoon Yorgen Fenech in investigative journalist's murder case

A Maltese businessman was acquitted of involvement in the 2017 killing of an investigative journalist. He had been accused of ordering her murder but denied all charges. The car bomb assassination had previously led to protests and a prime minister's resignation.

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World | Deutsche Welle2026-09-04 · rssOutrage as Maltese tycoon acquitted in journalist's murder. Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech has been found not guilty of complicity to murder journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Almost nine years after the attack, the question of who ordered her death remains unanswered.
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France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines28d ago · rssOutrage mounts in Malta after acquittal over journalist's murder. 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.
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Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera2026-09-03 · rssMaltese tycoon acquitted of killing journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The last man prosecuted over the 2017 killing of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has been acquitted.
France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines29d ago · rssOutrage as Maltese tycoon acquitted of reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia's murder. A Maltese court on Wednesday acquitted tycoon Yorgen Fenech of orchestrating the car-bomb killing of investigative reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia, sparking outrage from her family and media freedom advocates. The wealthy businessman had stood accused of masterminding the 2017 assassination of 53-year-old Caruana Gali
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BBC News29d ago · rssMaltese tycoon acquitted of orchestrating murder of renowned journalist. Daphne Caruana Galizia exposed corruption and money laundering schemes in Malta before she was killed by a car bomb in 2017.
France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines29d ago · rssMalta acquits tycoon Yorgen Fenech in investigative journalist's murder case. 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 “

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