Interrogation Tapes Reveal Journalist Murder Suspect Pointing to Highest Levels of Maltese Power

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What the source reports

Police interviews played for a Maltese jury show Yorgen Fenech accusing the prime minister’s chief of staff of ordering the 2017 car bombing of Daphne Caruana Galizia, while insisting his payments to the plot's middleman were extortion.

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Source & verification

Primary source: OCCRP · August 19, 2026

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