Q&A: What Has Emerged From the Trial of a Businessman Charged in the Murder of a Maltese Journalist?

Source briefing · A concise briefing based on one linked source. It is intentionally shorter than a full FreedomWitness Evidence Engine analysis.

What the source reports

Yorgen Fenech pleaded not guilty to charges of complicity and criminal association in the 2017 assassination of leading Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. After two months of testimony, the verdict in his trial is expected any day.

Amphora Media’s managing editor, Julian Bonnici, discusses the case.

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Source & verification

Primary source: OCCRP · September 1, 2026

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