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Businessman on trial in Malta over prominent journalist’s murder
Key takeaways
- Yorgen Fenech is charged with orchestrating the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
- Yorgen Fenech, 44, was arrested on a yacht off Malta in 2019, in what prosecutors said was an escape bid.
- Fenech is charged with orchestrating the assassination of then 53-year-old Caruana Galizia, one of Malta’s most prominent journalists.
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Yorgen Fenech is charged with orchestrating the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech, who was arrested in connection with the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia [File: Yara Nardi/Reuters]By Reuters and The Associated Press Published On 2 Jul 20262 Jul 2026A businessman arrested seven years ago for the 2017 murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has gone on trial in Malta.
Yorgen Fenech, 44, was arrested on a yacht off Malta in 2019, in what prosecutors said was an escape bid.
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