马耳他商人约根·芬奇因涉嫌策划2017年记者达芙妮·卡鲁亚娜·加利齐亚遇害事件而受审，陪审团于9月4日以8:1的投票结果宣判其无罪1。这一判决引发了广泛的公众愤怒，尽管检控方未能以合理怀疑的标准证明芬奇有罪1。卡鲁亚娜·加利齐亚于2017年10月16日被杀害1，芬奇于2019年11月20日被捕，2025年初获得保释1。审判于夏季开始进行1。
检控方的起诉主要依赖中间人梅尔文·瑟乌马的证词，后者因与检控部门合作而获得赦免1。虽然放置并引爆炸弹的人已被定罪，但策划者至今未被法律认定1。法官埃德温娜·格里玛已命令将证据提交给警察局长，以决定是否对其他人提起诉讼1。马耳他政府于2026年3月提交的媒体改革法案在5月提前选举前未获通过1，欧盟委员会最新《法治报告》认定马耳他在这方面的进展有限1。
A Maltese business magnate has been cleared of charges related to the 2017 murder of an investigative journalist, sparking widespread public outcry. Yorgen Fenech was acquitted on September 4, 2026, when a jury voted 8-1 against the prosecution's allegations that he orchestrated the killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia 1. The journalist was killed on October 16, 2017 1.
Fenech had been arrested on November 20, 2019, and was released on bail in early 2025 before his trial commenced that summer 1. The prosecution's case relied heavily on testimony from intermediary Melvin Theuma, who received a pardon in exchange for his cooperation 1. Despite these efforts, prosecutors failed to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The individual who placed and detonated the bomb has been convicted, yet those alleged to have orchestrated the attack remain unaccountable under law 1.
Following the acquittal, the presiding judge, Edwina Grima, instructed that evidence be forwarded to the police commissioner to determine whether charges should be brought against other individuals 1. Malta's media reform legislation, submitted by the government in March 2026, did not advance before snap elections in May 1. The European Commission's latest Rule of Law Report concluded that Malta has achieved only limited progress in this area 1.
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