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Yorgen Fenech acquittal in Daphne Caruana Galizia murder trial
The story so farA Maltese court acquitted tycoon Yorgen Fenech on Wednesday of orchestrating the 2017 car-bomb murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, clearing him on both charges he faced. The verdict sparked outrage from Caruana Galizia's family and media freedom advocates, who condemned the acquittal. Malta's government urged calm following the acquittal, seeking to ease tensions that erupted after the verdict.
Still watching
- What is the current status of the three men already imprisoned for the murder, and does the acquittal affect their cases?
- Will the acquittal trigger further political or governmental consequences in Malta, beyond the government's call for calm?
- What specific grounds led the jury to acquit Fenech on both charges?
- If Fenech did not orchestrate the murder, who do investigators or the family believe commissioned the killing?
- Will prosecutors appeal Yorgen Fenech's acquittal, and what legal avenues remain open to the Caruana Galizia family?
How it developed
Yorgen Fenech acquittal in Daphne Caruana Galizia murder trial
- A Maltese court acquitted tycoon Yorgen Fenech on Wednesday of orchestrating the 2017 car-bomb murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, clearing him on both charges he faced.
- The verdict sparked outrage from Caruana Galizia's family and media freedom advocates, who condemned the acquittal.
- Malta's government urged calm following the acquittal, seeking to ease tensions that erupted after the verdict.
Malta Daphne Caruana Galizia murder trial verdict
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