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Malta court acquits businessman of car bomb murder of anti-corruption journalist

By Thomson Reuters Sep 2, 2026 | 12:45 PM

VALLETTA, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Maltese businessman Yorgen ​Fenech, who ‌was accused of commissioning the murder of ‌investigative ​journalist ⁠Daphne Caruana ⁠Galizia, was acquitted on Wednesday at the ​end of a ⁠jury trial.

Fenech, ⁠44, was ​tried for ​complicity to murder and ‌for the lesser charge of ⁠criminal association to commit murder. Had ⁠he ‌been found ⁠guilty, he ​could ‌have faced ​up to ⁠life imprisonment.

(Reporting by Chris Scicluna, Writing by Keith ​Weir)