Maltese tycoon acquitted of killing journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
The last man prosecuted over the 2017 killing of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has been acquitted.

The last man prosecuted over the 2017 killing of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has been acquitted.

![The sons of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, Matthew, Andrew and Paul, step out of court after Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech was acquitted of conspiracy to murder her in 2017, in Valletta, Malta, on September 2, 2026. [Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-02T181325Z_1429918901_RC25BNALO3OW_RTRMADP_3_MALTA-DAPHNE-TRIAL-1788373338.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)



![Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech, who was arrested in connection with an investigation into the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, [Yara Nardi/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/44d12cd7df564db48ebb98e63631f7fd_18.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)


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