Businessman on trial in Malta over prominent journalist’s murder
Yorgen Fenech is charged with orchestrating the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
![Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech, who was arrested in connection with an investigation into the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, [Yara Nardi/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/44d12cd7df564db48ebb98e63631f7fd_18.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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![Maldives journalists Shahzan and Leevan [Courtesy of Maldives Journalist Association]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_3860-1778672753.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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