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Malta court acquits businessman of car bomb murder of anti-corruption journalist

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VALLETTA, ‌Sept 2 (Reuters) - Maltese ​businessman Yorgen Fenech, ⁠who was accused of commissioning the ​murder of ‌investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, was acquitted ⁠on Wednesday ⁠at the end of a jury trial.

Fenech, 44, ‌was tried for ⁠complicity to ‌murder and ​for the lesser charge of ‌criminal association ​to ⁠commit murder. Had he ‌been ⁠found guilty, he could have faced ​up to ‌life imprisonment.

(Reporting by ⁠Chris Scicluna, ​Writing by ​Keith Weir)

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