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Maltese businessman cleared over murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

A Maltese businessman accused of being the mastermind of the 2017 car bomb killing of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has been acquitted.

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A jury in Malta acquits a businessman in the killing of reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia

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Investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia had written extensively about suspected corruption in political and business circles in Malta. She was killed by a car bomb in 2017, at age 53.

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NPR Published 2 September 2026

A jury in Malta acquits a businessman in the killing of reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia

Investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia had written extensively about suspected corruption in political and business circles in Malta. She was killed by a car bomb in 2017, at age 53.

Sky Published 2 September 2026

Maltese businessman cleared over murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

Guardian Published 2 September 2026

Maltese tycoon found not guilty of involvement in Daphne Caruana Galizia murder

Yorgen Fenech cleared on both charges he faced over 2017 killing of journalist that prompted global outrage One of Malta’s richest men has been found not guilty of involvement in the murder of the anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The verdict, which is expected to be appealed against by the prosecution, will come as a blow not only to the victim’s family, but to the politicians and campaigners who r…

BBC Published 2 September 2026

Maltese tycoon acquitted of orchestrating murder of renowned journalist

Daphne Caruana Galizia exposed corruption and money laundering schemes in Malta before she was killed by a car bomb in 2017.

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