# Malta court acquits businessman over car-bomb murder of anti-corruption journalist

https://mins.news/en/item/42524

- Reuters, 2026-09-02 18:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/malta-court-acquits-businessman-car-bomb-murder-anti-corruption-journalist-2026-09-02/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a986c5c6f82110001164c6c

> Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech, accused of commissioning the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, was acquitted on Wednesday after a jury trial concluded.

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