{
  "id": 5244156,
  "title": "Businessman acquitted in murder of Malta journalist that brought down government",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/businessman-acquitted-in-murder-of-malta-journalist-that-brought-down",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T04:31:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3366185/businessman-acquitted-murder-malta-journalist-brought-down-government"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Maltese court acquits tycoon Yorgen Fenech of orchestrating the 2017 murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, a decision that has sparked outrage and been deemed a \"terrible decision\" by her family. Caruana Galizia, dubbed a \"one-woman WikiLeaks\" for exposing corruption at the highest levels, was on the brink of publishing a compromising article about her uncle when she was killed. Her family condemned the verdict, stating it denies her the justice she deserves and questions the country's ability to recover from the decision. The case has raised concerns about rule-of-law failings in Malta and its implications for media freedom.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Malta businessman found not guilty in car bomb killing of journalist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/malta-businessman-found-not-guilty-in-car-bomb-killing-of-journalist",
        "published": "2026-09-02T23:59:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}