A Maltese court jury has acquitted businessman Yorgen Fenech of charges alleging he was the mastermind behind the 2017 assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The verdict was decided by a jury vote of eight to one in Malta.
The acquittal marks a major development in the high-profile murder case of Caruana Galizia, a prominent journalist whose killing sent shockwaves through Malta and the international community, sparking intense scrutiny over governance and the rule of law in the country.
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