Maltese tycoon acquitted of masterminding reporter's murder
VALETTA: A Maltese court on Wednesday acquitted tycoon Yorgen Fenech of orchestrating the brutal murder in 2017 of investigative reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia, which brought down a government and drew global condemnation.
Maltese court acquits tycoon Yorgen Fenech of orchestrating the 2017 murder of investigative reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia, who exposed corruption at the highest levels in the country. Caruana Galizia's family expressed disappointment, stating that the acquittal denies her the justice she deserves. The killing, dubbed a "one-woman WikiLeaks," sparked global outrage and led to widespread protests in Malta, prompting then-premier Joseph Muscat's resignation in 2020.
A 2021 public inquiry concluded that the state should shoulder responsibility for the murder due to the atmosphere of impunity created by the government. Five people have been convicted in relation to the murder, with two recently sentenced to life in prison for supplying the explosives.
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