# What does Yorgen Fenech’s acquittal mean for journalists?

https://mins.news/en/item/45438

- France 24, 2026-09-04 13:07 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/scoop/20260904-what-does-acquittal-in-the-daphne-caruana-galizia-case-mean-for-journalists

> FRANCE 24’s media programme Scoop examines the murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia after Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech was acquitted of involvement, prompting fury from press freedom groups. A vocal government critic dubbed a “one-woman WikiLeaks”, Caruana Galizia was killed by a car bomb in 2017, amid speculation about influential figures’ involvement.

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