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03/09/2026 – 7:17 GMT+2

A Maltese court acquitted tycoon Yorgen Fenech of orchestrating the car-bomb killing of investigative reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia on Wednesday, sparking outrage from her family and media freedom advocates.

The wealthy businessman had stood accused of masterminding the 2017 assassination of 53-year-old Caruana Galizia, which sparked unprecedented protests and brought down a government.

Caruana Galizia’s family said in a statement that Fenech’s acquittal was “denying her the justice she deserves.”

Her son Matthew Caruana Galizia said jurors had made a “terrible decision…that our country may never recover…

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