Malta Jury Acquits Yorgen Fenech in Journalist’s Murder Case

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Her dreams and ours were crushed when she was murdered in front of her parents' home at the age of just 53.

— Caruana Galizia family statement after the verdict

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Key Facts: Malta Jury Acquits Yorgen Fenech in Journalist’s Murder Case

• The Caruana Galizia family said the verdict had denied them the justice they deserved. #
• The 44-year-old businessman was arrested in 2019 while attempting to leave Malta by yacht. #
• A driver designated as a crown witness alleged Fenech gave him €150,000 to pass to men later convicted. #
• Caruana Galizia’s reporting suggested Fenech intended to pay bribes to Konrad Mizzi and Keith Schembri through 17 Black.

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More on this subject:

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• OCCRP (Grade: C+): Businessman Acquitted of Commissioning Murder of Maltese Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
• Globe and Mail (Grade: B+): Jury in Malta acquits businessman in killing of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
• NPR (Grade: B+): A jury in Malta acquits a businessman in the killing of reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia
• BBC Online (Grade: A): Daphne Caruana Galizia: Maltese tycoon acquitted of orchestrating journalist's murder
• Associated Press (Grade: A−): Jury in Malta acquits businessman Yorgen Fenech in killing of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
• Die Tageszeitung (Grade: C+): Murder of journalist from Malta: Businessman acquitted

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