# Maltese businessman acquitted of commissioning journalist's murder

https://mins.news/en/video/42829

- Reuters, 2026-09-02 23:21 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suLDwQj-4FI

> Yorgen Fenech was found not guilty of complicity in the 2017 murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The jury reached the verdict after eight hours of deliberation, clearing him by an 8-1 margin.

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