L’accusa: “È omicidio volontario premeditato”. La giornalista impegnata in diverse inchieste contro la corruzione è stata uccisa con una bomba piazzata nella sua auto il 16 ottobre 2017. La procuratrice generale ha accusato formalmente Yorgen Fenech di complicità nell’omicidio e associazione a delinquere Prosecutors are seeking a life sentence for Yorgen Fenech, who faces charges of accessory to murder and criminal association.
The killing of Caruana Galizia in a car bomb rocked the Mediterranean island and sent shockwaves across the European Union.
One man has already been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to murdering Caruana Galizia. Two other suspected hitmen have been charged with planting the bomb and are awaiting trial.
Another suspect, the alleged “middleman”, has agreed to reveal details of the plot to kill the investigative journalist and was granted a pardon.
An independent inquiry last month found that Malta’s government must “bear responsibility” for her death, even if it did not play a direct role.
The probe said that Maltese authorities had created a “culture of impunity” that led to her killing and had failed to protect Caruana Galizia.
Malta’s former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat resigned in January 2020 following Fenech’s arrest and widespread protests but was never accused of any wrongdoing.
Fenech has himself blamed Malta’s government for the murder, and also alleged that Maltese authorities had violated his rights by keeping him in pre-trial detention in poor conditions.
However, the European Court of Human Rights has dismissed the complaint and says the claims were “manifestly ill-founded”.
The International Press Institute said Wednesday’s indictment was “a significant step in the fight to prevent impunity for Caruana Galizia’s murder”. No trial date has yet been set.
Fonte: Euronews
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#Malta: Yorgen Fenech to stand trial for murder of #DaphneCaruanaGalizia
Prosecutors are seeking life imprisonment
via @globalfreemedia https://t.co/VYLOUV3IW0— IFEX (@IFEX) August 19, 2021
A gambling firm boss has been charged over the murder of the investigative journalist #DaphneCaruanaGalizia who exposed corruption in Malta’s political establishment: https://t.co/2Qc4lKkGeJ
— Justice for Journalists Foundation (@JFJfund) August 19, 2021
RSF welcomes the indictment of Yorgen Fenech, accused of masterminding the assassination of #DaphneCaruanaGalizia, who will now stand trial by jury in Malta. We continue to campaign for all involved in this horrific attack to be brought to full justice. https://t.co/0Dc8fB223o
— RSF (@RSF_inter) August 18, 2021
Yorgen Fenech is charged with complicity in the murder of journalist #DaphneCaruanaGalizia and criminal association. An inquiry into the journalist’s killing concluded that Maltese authorities “created an atmosphere of impunity" ahead of the assassination.https://t.co/yHjWYeceMO
— Committee to Protect Journalists (@pressfreedom) August 18, 2021
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