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Two Men Sentenced to Life for Supplying Bomb That Killed Maltese Journalist

An 8-1 jury verdict closed a six-week trial exposing the military-grade explosives’ procurement for the 2017 assassination.

Overview

  • Jurors reached the guilty verdict for Robert Agius and Jamie Vella after examining evidence of how the bomb was sourced and delivered in exchange for money.
  • Daphne Caruana Galizia died on October 17, 2017, when a remote-controlled device planted under her car’s driver seat detonated.
  • Brothers George and Alfred Degiorgio are serving 40-year terms for setting off the bomb, and Vince Muscat received 15 years after agreeing to testify.
  • Vince Muscat testified against Agius and Vella following a presidential pardon granted on condition of full disclosure in an earlier murder case.
  • Prominent businessman Yorgen Fenech remains out on bail as he awaits trial on charges of alleged complicity in Caruana Galizia’s assassination.