Daphne Caruana Galizia was investigating suspected corruption when killed, jury told
The trial for the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has begun, with testimony highlighting her investigation into high-level government corruption. Her son testified that her work uncovered evidence of offshore companies linked to government officials and businessman Yorgen Fenech.
Why it matters
The case is a significant moment for press freedom and the investigation of systemic corruption in European politics.
Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed in a car bombing in October 2017. Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed in a car bombing in October 2017. Malta Daphne Caruana Galizia was investigating suspected corruption when killed, jury told Journalist’s son says his mother was examining leak from Electrogas, part owned by Yorgen Fenech who is on trial
Prefer the Guardian on Google Daphne Caruana Galizia was investigating suspected corruption by the businessman Yorgen Fenech and members of Malta’s government when she was killed, a jury has heard.
The heir to one of Malta’s biggest fortunes, Fenech is on trial for murder, accused of commissioning and paying for Caruana Galizia’s killing in a car bombing in October 2017.
The journalist’s son Matthew Caruana Galizia, a software engineer who was part of the reporting team that won a Pulitzer prize for the Panama Papers investigation into offshore companies, took the stand on Monday.
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