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Outrage mounts in Malta after acquittal over journalist's murder

Outrage mounts in Malta after acquittal over journalist's murder
France 24 Thursday 03 September 2026, 15:07 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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Hundreds of people demonstrated in the Maltese capital Valletta after a wealthy businessman was found not guilty of masterminding the murder of an investigative journalist. The verdict on Daphne Caruana Galizia's car-bomb killing in 2017 sparked outrage from Maltese civil society groups and international media freedom organisations. The opposition Nationalist Party, which organised the demonstration late on Wednesday, has said lawmakers should be called back from their summer break for a...

Hundreds of people demonstrated in the Maltese capital Valletta after a wealthy businessman was found not guilty of masterminding the murder of an investigative journalist. The verdict on Daphne Caruana Galizia's car-bomb killing in 2017 sparked outrage from Maltese civil society groups and international media freedom organisations. The opposition Nationalist Party, which organised the demonstration late on Wednesday, has said lawmakers should be called back from their summer break for a special session of the legislature to discuss the case.
Malta (LOCATION) Maltese (ORG) Valletta (LOCATION) Daphne Caruana Galizia's (PERSON) Nationalist Party (ORG)
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