Yorgen Fenech acquitted in Daphne Caruana Galizia case
By The BriefBrief
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 2, 2026
WHERE:Malta
WHY:The court issued an acquittal verdict in the prosecution case over the 2017 killing.
