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Malta Tapes: Acquitted Businessman Admitted Initial Approval of Journalist's Murder

Newly released police tapes show Yorgen Fenech, acquitted of complicity in Daphne Caruana Galizia's 2017 assassination, admitted he initially approved the plot before retracting. The admission, made during interrogation, contradicts his trial defense and raises questions about the acquittal's integrity. This development could trigger public outcry and potential legal review in Malta and at the European level.

OCCRPabout 5 hours agoMTengCredibility 60%View source

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Mosaic Score7.8
Confidence0.9
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Source credibility0.6
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