Maltese tycoon acquitted of killing journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
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A Maltese businessman has been acquitted of the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Caruana Galizia, who had exposed alleged corruption and money-laundering schemes, was killed by a car bomb in 2017, an attack that shocked Europe and sparked a political firestorm in Malta. The acquittal follows the trial of the last person prosecuted over the killing.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- BBC News·Maltese tycoon acquitted of orchestrating murder of renowned journalist
Daphne Caruana Galizia exposed corruption and money laundering schemes in Malta before she was killed by a car bomb in 2017.
- Al Jazeera·Malta businessman acquitted of plotting journalist Caruana Galizia murder
The 2017 killing of anticorruption journalist shocked Europe and set off a political firestorm in Malta.
- NPR·A jury in Malta acquits a businessman in the killing of reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia
Investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia had written extensively about suspected corruption in political and business circles in Malta. She was killed by a car bomb in 2017, at age 53.
- Al Jazeera·Maltese tycoon acquitted of killing journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
The last man prosecuted over the 2017 killing of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has been acquitted.
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