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Maltese court acquits tycoon in Daphne Caruana Galizia case
By The BriefBrief · Sources (11)
Filed: Sep 02, 2026 at 6:08 PM ET
Summary: A Maltese court acquitted tycoon Yorgen Fenech of orchestrating the 2017 car-bomb murder of investigative reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia. The verdict sparked outrage from her family and media freedom advocates, after the case had previously driven unprecedented protests and contributed to the fall of a government.
WHO: Maltese court; Yorgen Fenech; Daphne Caruana Galizia’s family; media freedom advocates
WHAT: Acquitted Yorgen Fenech of masterminding Daphne Caruana Galizia’s 2017 car-bomb murder.
WHEN: Jan 01, 2017
WHERE: Malta
WHY: The court issued a verdict in the prosecution over the 2017 car-bomb killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia.
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