Yorgen Fenech on trial in Malta for 2017 murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
The trial proceeds with multiple defendants pleading guilty, while prosecutors allege Fenech commissioned the killing. Fenech denies involvement and remains on house arrest pending a record bail.
Yorgen Fenech is on trial in Malta for the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was killed in 2017 by a car bomb placed near her home. Fenech denies involvement in the murder.
Three men who carried out the bombing have pleaded guilty at the start of the trial, according to worldtimesdaily.com, and five other men have already been found guilty for their roles, reported by dw.
The Guardian reported that Fenech spent more than €400,000 on legal fees for the hitmen convicted of the killing and arrived in court for his trial in an unmarked armoured police vehicle. The Guardian also noted that Fenech is on house arrest after pledging a record bail estimated at €50 million.
Worldtimesdaily.com reported that Fenech was arrested in 2019 while attempting to escape from a yacht off the coast of Malta and that prosecutors allege he commissioned former taxi driver Melvin Theuma to carry out the assassination, paying Theuma $170,000.
According to worldtimesdaily.com, the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia led to widespread protests in 2020, resulting in the resignation of then‑premier Joseph Muscat, and a public inquiry published in 2021 concluded that the state bore responsibility for the murder due to the “atmosphere of impunity” created by the government.
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