Maltese tycoon on trial over murder of ‘one-woman WikiLeaks’ Daphne Caruana Galizia

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A Maltese tycoon, Yorgen Fenech, is on trial for allegedly orchestrating the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The case has had significant political impact in Malta and drawn widespread condemnation.

A 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...