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Time of India
11-06-2025
- Time of India
Malta jails two men for life for role in journalist's murder
AP image A court in Malta on Tuesday sentenced two men to life imprisonment for aiding and abetting the 2017 murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia . According to investigators, the two men supplied the car bomb used in the fatal car bombing, which shocked the nation and the international community. What do we know about Caruana Galizia's murder? The Valletta court handed down the sentences on Tuesday, days after a jury found the men guilty. The two defendants were convicted on Friday after jurors reached an 8-1 verdict, concluding that they had supplied explosive materials in exchange for money. The trial had lasted more than six weeks. Both men had pleaded not guilty. The investigation revealed that the assassination was carried out by three men. Two brothers were convicted and sentenced to 40 years in prison in 2022, while another accomplice received a 15-year sentence in 2021 after confessing and providing key information. The bomb, containing around 500 grams of gelatin explosives, was designed to be detonated by mobile phone. The attackers planted the device under the driver's seat of Caruana Galizia's car and triggered it remotely. Sentencing was delivered after legal submissions on punishment. What did Caruana Galizia's family say? Caruana Galizia's sister, Corinne Vella, said the family lawyers had asked "for the court to consider the devastating impact of Daphne's brutal murder both on our family and on society." by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Book 3 & 4 BHK apartments from 4.65 Cr* in Sec 22, Gurugram Ambience Creacions, Gurugram Learn More Undo Caruana Galizia was a prominent journalist in Malta, known for her extensive reporting on corruption and misconduct involving political and business figures. Her death triggered widespread protests on the island. At the time of her death, she was facing over 40 libel cases. "Her assassination created a sense in society that the people behind her murder were sure of their impunity and that the institutions that are duty-bound to protect her and society had failed," Vella said on behalf of her family. "We hope that today's sentences will be a step towards a safer world for journalists by signalling to potential killers that there are heavy penalties to pay when a journalist is murdered." A businessman accused of masterminding the murder is still awaiting trial. The man, who had close ties to former Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's government, was arrested in November 2019 while trying to sail out of Malta aboard his yacht. He was granted bail in January.
The Journal
11-06-2025
- The Journal
Two men jailed for life for supplying bomb that killed Maltese anti-corruption journalist
TWO MEN FOUND guilty of supplying the bomb that killed Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017 have been sentenced to life in prison, the reporter's family said yesterday. The journalist had written extensively about suspected corruption in political and business circles in Malta and her murder shocked Europe and triggered angry protests in Malta. There were also large protests in Malta against the then-prime minister, Joseph Muscat, who resigned as prime minister in January 2020 following pressure from citizens for the truth about the bomb that killed Caruana Galizia. Caruana Galizia's sister, Corinne Vella, said the family lawyers had asked 'for the court to consider the devastating impact of Daphne's brutal murder both on our family and on society'. Following a six-week jury trial, Robert Agius, 41, and Jamie Vella, 42, were found guilty Thursday of complicity in the assassination by supplying the military-grade explosive used in the deadly car bombing near the reporter's home. 'Her assassination created a sense in society that the people behind her murder were sure of their impunity and that the institutions that are duty-bound to protect her and society had failed,' Vella said on behalf of her family. 'We hope that today's sentences will be a step towards a safer world for journalists by signalling to potential killers that there are heavy penalties to pay when a journalist is murdered', she said. The three hitmen who carried out the murder – brothers George and Alfred Degiorgio together with Vince Muscat – are already in jail after pleading guilty in separate proceedings. Advertisement Businessman Yorgen Fenech, who is accused of masterminding the murder, is still awaiting trial. Public Inquiry Caruana Galizia was an investigative reporter who had written about cronyism and sleaze within Malta's political and business elite. Her murder, at age 53, drew international outrage. A public inquiry published in 2021 found no evidence of state involvement in the killing, but found the government created a 'climate of impunity' for those who wanted to silence Caruana Galizia. Hitman Vince Muscat was the prosecution's key witness in the trial against Agius and Vella, although more than 150 people testified before the jury, including relatives of Caruana Galizia, members of the FBI and a former government minister. Muscat had also given evidence against the Degiorgio brothers, in return for a reduced sentence of 15 years for his role in the killing. The Degiorgio brothers, who pleaded guilty on the first day of their 2022 trial, were each sentenced to 40 years. Fenech, who had close ties with Joseph Muscat's government, was arrested in November 2019 aboard his yacht as he tried to sail out of Malta. He was granted bail in January. Melvin Theuma, the middleman in the murder, received a presidential pardon in 2019 and is now a state witness. - © AFP 2025
North Wales Chronicle
10-06-2025
- North Wales Chronicle
Two sentenced to life in prison for supplying bomb that killed journalist
Jamie Vella and Robert Agius were accused of supplying the bomb that killed Ms Caruana Galizia. Both were found guilty of the charges last week and were given the maximum sentence of life in prison on Tuesday. Ms Caruana Galizia, 53, was murdered on October 16 2017 by a car bomb that was detonated while she was driving near her home. The journalist had written extensively about suspected corruption in political and business circles in Malta. Her murder shocked Europe and triggered angry protests in Malta. At the time of her death, she was facing more than 40 libel suits. The six-week trial also concerned the separate murder of a lawyer, Carmel Chircop, who was shot and killed in 2015. Two other men, George Degiorgio and Adrian Agius, were convicted and sentenced to life in prison for that murder on Thursday. George Degiorgio and his brother Alfred Degiorgio both pleaded guilty in 2022 to carrying out the murder of Ms Caruana Galizia. They were each sentenced to 40 years in prison. A third man, Vincent Muscat, pleaded guilty in 2021 for his role in the Caruana Galizia murder, and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. He gave evidence in the recent jury trial after being granted a presidential pardon for his role in the Chircop murder on the condition he tell the whole truth. Yorgen Fenech, a prominent Maltese businessman, is currently out of jail on bail awaiting trial on charges of alleged complicity in the Caruana Galizia murder.
Leader Live
10-06-2025
- Leader Live
Two sentenced to life in prison for supplying bomb that killed journalist
Jamie Vella and Robert Agius were accused of supplying the bomb that killed Ms Caruana Galizia. Both were found guilty of the charges last week and were given the maximum sentence of life in prison on Tuesday. Ms Caruana Galizia, 53, was murdered on October 16 2017 by a car bomb that was detonated while she was driving near her home. The journalist had written extensively about suspected corruption in political and business circles in Malta. Her murder shocked Europe and triggered angry protests in Malta. At the time of her death, she was facing more than 40 libel suits. The six-week trial also concerned the separate murder of a lawyer, Carmel Chircop, who was shot and killed in 2015. Two other men, George Degiorgio and Adrian Agius, were convicted and sentenced to life in prison for that murder on Thursday. George Degiorgio and his brother Alfred Degiorgio both pleaded guilty in 2022 to carrying out the murder of Ms Caruana Galizia. They were each sentenced to 40 years in prison. A third man, Vincent Muscat, pleaded guilty in 2021 for his role in the Caruana Galizia murder, and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. He gave evidence in the recent jury trial after being granted a presidential pardon for his role in the Chircop murder on the condition he tell the whole truth. Yorgen Fenech, a prominent Maltese businessman, is currently out of jail on bail awaiting trial on charges of alleged complicity in the Caruana Galizia murder.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Two men sentenced to life in prison for complicity in murder of Maltese journalist
Two men were sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday after being convicted of complicity in the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Jamie Vella and Robert Agius were accused of supplying the bomb that killed Caruana Galizia in 2017. Both were found guilty of the charges last week and on Tuesday were given the maximum sentence of life in prison. Caruana Galizia, 53, was murdered on 16 October 2017 by a car bomb that was detonated while she was driving near her home. In her career, she had written extensively about suspected corruption in political and business circles in Malta, and her murder shocked Europe and triggered angry protests in the Mediterranean island country. Caruana Galizia's investigative reports had targeted people in then-Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's inner circle whom she accused of having offshore companies in tax havens disclosed in the Panama Papers leak. She also targeted the opposition and at the time of her death was facing more than 40 libel suits. The six-week trial also concerned the separate murder of a lawyer, Carmel Chircop, who was shot and killed in 2015. Two other men, George Degiorgio and Adrian Agius, were convicted and sentenced to life in prison for that murder on Thursday. George Degiorgio and his brother Alfred Degiorgio both pleaded guilty in 2022 to carrying out the murder of Caruana Galizia. Related Malta jury finds two men guilty of supplying bomb that killed journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia Daphne Caruana Galizia: Brothers sentenced to 40 years prison for murdering Maltese journalist They were each sentenced to 40 years in prison. A third man, Vincent Muscat, pleaded guilty in 2021 for his role in the Caruana Galizia murder, and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. He testified in the recent jury trial after being granted a presidential pardon for his role in the Chircop murder on the condition he tell the whole truth. Yorgen Fenech, a prominent Maltese businessman, is currently out of jail on bail awaiting trial on charges of alleged complicity in the Caruana Galizia murder.
