Maltese tycoon found not guilty of involvement in Daphne Caruana Galizia murder
Summary
A Maltese businessman named Yorgen Fenech was found not guilty of being involved in the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The jury decided he was not connected to planning or helping in her killing, but the prosecution plans to appeal the verdict.Key Facts
- Daphne Caruana Galizia was an anti-corruption journalist killed by a car bomb in Malta in 2017.
- Yorgen Fenech was charged with helping plan the murder and intending to commit a crime but was found not guilty by a jury.
- The jury included six women and three men, and eight of nine jurors voted to dismiss the charges.
- Fenech is a wealthy businessman owning hotels and shares in a power station in Malta.
- Prosecutors accused Fenech of paying a middleman €150,000 to arrange the murder.
- The murder caused a major political scandal leading to the resignation of Malta’s prime minister Joseph Muscat and other officials.
- The defense said the real person behind the murder was Keith Schembri, Muscat’s former chief of staff, who denies involvement.
- Fenech said he was only a messenger and denied ordering the murder; the case revealed possible political interference in the investigation.
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