Yorgen Fenech, a Maltese property businessman, is on trial in Malta accused of orchestrating the 2017 car-bomb murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Caruana Galizia, 53, was killed by an explosive device placed in her car near her home, in a case that drew international attention and triggered major political fallout in Malta. Prosecutors say Fenech ordered or commissioned the killing and was involved in arranging the attack through others. Reports from multiple outlets describe the alleged hiring of hitmen and payments connected to the murder, including claims that €150,000 was paid to carry out the killing and that additional funds were spent on legal fees for men convicted in connection with the case. Several other individuals connected to the assassination have already been found guilty, and Fenech is described as the last of seven accused men to face trial. Fenech denies the charges and is appearing in court more than nine years after the journalist’s death. The trial examines allegations about his alleged role in commissioning and facilitating the murder.
Malta businessman Yorgen Fenech goes on trial over Daphne Caruana Galizia murder
Yorgen Fenech, a Maltese property businessman, is on trial in Malta accused of orchestrating the 2017 car-bomb murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Caruana Galizia, 53, was kille...
- Yorgen Fenech is on trial in Malta accused of orchestrating the 2017 car-bomb murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
- Caruana Galizia is killed by an explosive device placed in her car near her home, and the case draws international condemnation.
- Prosecutors allege Fenech commissioned the attack, including alleged payments to hitmen; he denies the charges.
- Multiple outlets report that several other men connected to the murder have already been convicted, and Fenech is among the final accused to stand trial.
- The trial takes place more than nine years after Caruana Galizia’s death.
Born into one of Malta’s richest families, Yorgen Fenech stands accused of masterminding the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. With his trial by jury now underway, Kurt Sansone looks at Fenech’s family history and how he rose to the helm of a business empire
3 months agoInvestigative journalist had enemies in high places and accused, Yorgen Fenech, is establishment figure from powerful familyOn the steps of the courts of justice in Valletta, there is a bronze statue of Malta’s late president. A bundle of papers in one hand, Guido de Marco stands on a plinth, looking out at passersby in the busy street below.Every morning since Wednesday this week, his daughter has walked up the steps of the same courthouse, in dark glasses and smart clothes, a bundle of papers in her hand. A sought-after criminal lawyer, Giannella de Marco is representing the man accused of ordering the 2017 murder of the investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, in a case that continues to dominate public debate nearly nine years after the event. Continue reading...
3 months agoThe Maltese businessman accused of masterminding journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia’s 2017 murder is in court — seven years after his arrest. Five other men have already been found guilty for their roles in the murder.
3 months agoThe Maltese businessman accused of masterminding journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia’s 2017 murder is in court — seven years after his arrest. Five other men have already been found guilty for their roles in the murder.
3 months agoYorgen Fenech said to have spent €400,000 on fees for men convicted of car bombing that killed investigative journalistA businessman accused of commissioning the murder of the Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia spent more than €400,000 (£343,000) on legal fees for the hitmen convicted of her killing, prosecutors claim.Yorgen Fenech, the 44-year-old heir to one of Malta’s largest fortunes, arrived in court for the second day of his trial on Thursday in an unmarked armoured police vehicle. He is on house arrest having pledged a record bail estimated at €50m. Continue reading...
3 months agoYorgen Fenech is charged with orchestrating the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
3 months agoYorgen Fenech, heir to property empire, on trial for alleged involvement in murder of journalist, which he deniesOne of Malta’s wealthiest businessmen plotted to kill the investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, paying €150,000 (£130,000) for three hitmen to carry out the murder, a jury has heard.Yorgen Fenech, the 44-year-old heir to a property empire that includes the Hilton Malta hotel and casino, is on trial for the 2017 murder. Continue reading...
3 months agoA Maltese tycoon went on trial on Wednesday accused of ordering the murder of a hard-hitting investigative journalist that rocked the island nation, brought down a government and drew global condemnation. Suspect Yorgen Fenech is charged with orchestrating the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, 53, a prominent public figure and vocal critic who was killed by a bomb placed in her car near her home. “Nine years after my mother’s murder, the man accused of commissioning it stands trial,” the...
3 months agoYorgen Fenech denies any involvement in the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017.
3 months agoYorgen Fenech appeared in court nearly a decade after the car-bomb killing of one of the country’s most prominent investigative journalists.
3 months agoBusinessman Yorgen Fenech went on trial in Malta on Wednesday accused of orchestrating the assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was blown up in 2017 in a car bomb near her home.
3 months agoYorgen Fenech, who denies all charges, appears in court more than nine years after the journalist’s deathThe businessman accused of ordering the murder of the Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia goes on trial on Wednesday, more than nine years after her death in a car-bomb attack that sent shockwaves through Europe.Yorgen Fenech, the heir to a property empire worth hundreds of millions, is one of seven men prosecutors accused of involvement in the killing, and the last to face trial. Continue reading...
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