Businessman goes on trial for ordering murder of Maltese anti-corruption journalist
Key takeaways
- Businessman Yorgen Fenech went on trial in Malta on Wednesday accused of orchestrating the assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was blown up in 2017 in a car bomb near her home.
- By: FRANCE 24 Protesters hold pictures of the late journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Valletta, Malta on November 20, 2019.
- Businessman Yorgen Fenech, who is charged with orchestrating her assassination, was in court in Valletta at the beginning of his trial, lawyer Jason Azzopardi confirmed to AFP.
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Businessman Yorgen Fenech went on trial in Malta on Wednesday accused of orchestrating the assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was blown up in 2017 in a car bomb near her home.
By: FRANCE 24 Protesters hold pictures of the late journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Valletta, Malta on November 20, 2019. © Matthew Mirabelli, AFP The trial of the man accused of ordering the 2017 murder of an investigative journalist in Malta finally began Wednesday, a lawyer for the family of victim Daphne Caruana Galizia said.
Businessman Yorgen Fenech, who is charged with orchestrating her assassination, was in court in Valletta at the beginning of his trial, lawyer Jason Azzopardi confirmed to AFP.