Man accused of ordering Daphne Caruana Galizia murder paid hitmen’s legal fees, court hears

Yorgen Fenech, a businessman accused of commissioning the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, allegedly spent over €400,000 on legal fees for the hitmen convicted of her killing. Prosecutors claim Fenech, heir to a large fortune, financed the defense of brothers George and Alfred Degiorgio, who were convicted of planting the car bomb that killed Caruana Galizia in October 2017. The Degiorgio brothers allegedly received €150,000 for the bombing and additional sums afterwards. Fenech, who denies the charges, is currently on house arrest and has posted significant bail. The trial is ongoing, with prosecutors presenting their opening statement and detailing the alleged financial transactions.

Businessman Yorgen Fenech has gone on trial in Malta, seven years after the 2017 assassination of prominent investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Fenech, arrested in 2019, is accused of orchestrating the murder. Caruana Galizia was investigating corruption allegations against an offshore company called "17 Black," which Fenech was revealed to own. Prosecutors allege Fenech paid Melvin Theuma $170,000 to find individuals to carry out the bombing, which killed Caruana Galizia when a bomb placed in her car detonated. The three men who carried out the bombing have already pleaded guilty and received sentences. The trial aims to expose the truth behind the plot to kill the journalist within the European Union.

Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech is on trial for complicity in the 2017 car bomb assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Fenech denies any involvement in the murder. The trial began in Valletta with a jury being sworn in. Caruana Galizia was a critic of the government who investigated corruption. Previously, brothers George and Alfred Degiorgio were jailed for 40 years for the killing, and Robert Agius and Jamie Vella received life sentences for supplying the bomb. Vincent Muscat was granted a pardon for his testimony. Fenech faces charges of complicity in voluntary homicide and criminal association.

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