Malta convicts two in Caruana Galizia assassination
A Maltese court found Robert Agius and Jamie Vella guilty of providing the explosives used in the 2017 assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The two men are the fifth and sixth individuals convicted in connection with the car bombing, which followed Caruana Galizia’s reporting on government corruption. While the Degiorgio brothers are serving lengthy sentences for carrying out the murder, and Vince Muscat received a reduced sentence for his testimony, Yorgen Fenech, allegedly the mastermind, awaits trial. The Caruana Galizia family expressed satisfaction with the verdict but noted that systemic failures enabling the assassination remain unresolved.
John Q. Hosedrinker