Daphne Caruana Galizia was investigating suspected corruption when killed, jury told
Summary
Daphne Caruana Galizia was a Maltese journalist investigating corruption involving a businessman named Yorgen Fenech and top government officials when she was killed in a car bomb attack in 2017. Her son, Matthew, testified that his mother was working on leaked emails linking Fenech to corrupt activities related to Malta’s electricity privatization project before her death.Key Facts
- Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed in a car bomb attack in October 2017.
- She was investigating suspected corruption involving Yorgen Fenech and Malta’s government members.
- Yorgen Fenech, a wealthy Maltese businessman, is on trial for allegedly ordering the killing.
- Matthew Caruana Galizia, her son, helped with her investigative work and testified at the trial.
- The investigation included leaks from the Panama Papers and emails from Electrogas, a company partly owned by Fenech.
- The leaked information implicated Malta’s energy minister Konrad Mizzi and prime minister’s chief of staff Keith Schembri in setting up offshore companies.
- Daphne was planning a journalism project to analyze the Electrogas emails with international media before her death.
- After her murder, Matthew started the Daphne Project to continue the investigations with other news organizations.
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