马耳他历史上历时最长的谋杀案审判近日落幕，商人约根·芬内克被陪审团以8比1的多数投票裁定谋杀记者达芙妮·卡鲁安娜·加利齐亚罪名不成立 1。这一判决结束了长达数年的法律程序，但真正的幕后主使者身份依然未明。该案曾引发严重政治风暴，总理约瑟夫·穆斯卡特及多名政府成员因此辞职 1。
卡鲁安娜·加利齐亚于2017年10月16日在一场汽车炸弹袭击中丧生，年仅53岁 1。三名直接实施杀害的凶手已被逮捕，其中两人认罪并被判处无期徒刑，另一人获刑15年 1。调查过程中暴露多次泄密和干扰，包括来自总理办公室的敏感信息泄露 1。穆斯卡特的幕僚基思·申布里被指控向芬内克泄露调查中的关键信息 1。
出租车司机梅尔文·瑟乌玛作为关键证人在案件中发挥了重要作用，他获得赦免以交换证词 1。2019年11月19日，总理签署备忘录以实现这一赦免交易 1。芬内克承认通过瑟乌玛向杀手支付了€400,000用于法律费用 1。在试图逃往西西里期间，芬内克被截获 1，穆斯卡特随后于11月30日后辞职，申布里也因泄露指控被捕并辞职 1。
Malta's longest murder trial concluded with the acquittal of businessman Yorgen Fenech, who faced charges in connection with the 2017 murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia 1. A jury voted 8 to 1 to clear Fenech of involvement in the killing, despite the case having prompted the resignation of Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and several government officials 1. The verdict leaves the identity of those ultimately responsible for orchestrating the crime unresolved 1.
Caruana Galizia, 53, was killed in a car bombing on October 16, 2017 1. Three assassins were arrested in connection with the attack; two pleaded guilty and received life sentences, while a third was sentenced to 15 years 1. Taxi driver Melvin Theuma, a key witness, was granted a pardon in exchange for his testimony 1. Fenech admitted to providing €400,000 through Theuma to cover the killers' legal fees 1.
The investigation was marred by significant breaches and interference. Prime Minister Muscat's chief of staff Keith Schembri faced accusations of leaking sensitive investigation details to Fenech 1. Fenech attempted to flee to Sicily but was intercepted 1. Muscat resigned after November 19, 2019, when he signed a memo granting Theuma's pardon, and Schembri was arrested on leak charges and subsequently resigned 1.
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