Assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta: life imprisonment required against Yorgen Fenech
Protesters wear the portrait of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia during a rally in Valletta in November 2019. STRINGER AFP / File
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Four years ago Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered.
This Wednesday, the Maltese public prosecutor's office demanded life imprisonment against businessman Yorgen Fenech, suspected of being the sponsor of the murder.
This announcement from the prosecution is already a relief for those close to the journalist.
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Corinne Vella, the sister of the journalist murdered in 2017 is indeed relieved, she told RFI that it was "an
immense progress in this affair
".
According to her, it "
was impossible to deny the obvious
" in the face of the evidence which overwhelms Yorgen Fenech.
He was arrested two years ago while trying to escape on a yacht.
The businessman is accused of orchestrating the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia.
He allegedly asked a taxi driver to hire three men to kill the 53-year-old journalist who was becoming very embarrassing for Yorgen Fenech.
An order that would have cost him 150,000 euros.
While investigating corruption cases in the country, she discovered the existence of a company that owed hundreds of thousands of euros to two members of the government and this company was owned by Yorgen Fenech.
This real estate developer, one of the richest men in Malta at the time, has always denied being behind the assassination.
He even accused several senior government officials.
The prosecution's requisitions prove that the trial of Yorgen Fenech will in any case take place.
The date has yet to be determined.
►Also read: Murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia: a first conviction
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