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Yorgen Fenech acquitted in Daphne Caruana Galizia case
By The BriefBrief · Sources (14)
Filed: Sep 03, 2026 at 1:05 AM ET
Summary: A Maltese court acquitted tycoon Yorgen Fenech of orchestrating the 2017 car-bomb killing of investigative reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia. The verdict drew outrage from Caruana Galizia’s family and media freedom advocates, who said it denied her justice and followed a case that had sparked unprecedented protests and brought down a government.
WHO: Yorgen Fenech; Daphne Caruana Galizia’s family; media freedom advocates; the Maltese court
WHAT: Acquittal of Yorgen Fenech over alleged orchestration of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s 2017 car-bomb killing
WHEN: Sep 02, 2026
WHERE: Malta
WHY: The court issued an acquittal verdict in the prosecution case over the 2017 killing.
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