Maltese businessman paid hitmen €150,000 to kill Daphne Caruana Galizia, jury hears

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Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech is on trial for allegedly paying €150,000 to hire hitmen to murder journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Fenech is the heir to a property empire including the Hilton Malta hotel and casino.

Yorgen Fenech, heir to property empire, on trial for alleged involvement in murder of journalist, which he denies One of Malta’s wealthiest businessmen plotted to kill the investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, paying €150,000 (£130,000) for three hitmen to carry out the murder, a jury has heard. Yorgen Fenech, the 44-year-old heir to a property empire that includes the Hilton Malta hotel and casino, is on trial for the 2017 murder. Continue reading...