# Defence lawyer seeks to shift blame in Malta journalist murder trial

https://mins.news/en/item/33066

- Reuters, 2026-08-26 12:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/defence-lawyer-looks-shift-blame-malta-journalists-murder-trial-2026-08-26/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8edc770602a6000171de25

> Lawyers defending Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech, who is accused of masterminding journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder, sought on Wednesday to place blame on a former senior government official.

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