Two defendants in her case murder by journalist Dafni Caruana Galizia Galizia in Malta In 2017, they were found guilty of synergy.
Two men were convicted yesterday, Thursday (05.06.2025), at night at Malta For the supply of explosives used in the murder in 2017 of the journalist Dafni Caruana Galiziaa crime that had shocked the country and international public opinion.
The Robert Angi41 years of age and Jamie Vela42 years old, were found guilty of complicity in the homicide of the 53 -year -old research journalist, for the supply of the military category of explosives who blasted her car near her home.
Their sentence is expected to be announced at the beginning of next week. The prosecutors had requested, at the end of a trial that lasted six weeks, a life sentence.
OR Dafni Caruana Galiziaone of the most famous journalists in Malta, was killed by an explosion of her trapped car near her home on October 16, 2017.
Two defendants were found guilty of murder and sentenced to 40 years in prison, while a third was sentenced to 15 years in prison in exchange for his testimony.
The murder of the journalist, describing in her articles the favoritism and the scandals of the political and economic elite of Malta, had triggered an international outcry.
Great demonstrations had been held in Malta against the then Prime Minister, Joseph Muscatwho was accused of protecting his friends and allies during the investigation, until he resigned in December 2019.
Public research published in 2021 found no proof of state involvement in her murder Dafne Caruan Galizabut had concluded that the government was maintained a ‘Climate of impunity’ For those who wanted to silence it.
“Quick condemnation (…) the one who ordered the murder”
For the journalist’s family, yesterday’s recognition of the defendants’ guilt is an additional “step towards justice”, “but eight years after Dafni’s brutal murder, the institutional deficiencies that have made its murder have not yet been addressed or resolved,” he said.
His trial Jergen Feneksometimes close to the government of Joseph Muscat, who allegedly ordered the murder, is still expected.
He was arrested in November 2019 on his yacht in his attempt to leave Malta. He was released on a warranty in January 2025 and to date no date has been set for his trial.
For them ‘Journalists Without Borders ยปyesterday’s court ruling constitutes “undoubtedly progress in the search for justice,” the NGO wrote on Friday (06.06.2025) in a statement, which requested the “rapid conviction (…) of the one who ordered the murder”.
In addition, “the government must finally apply the relevant recommendations for the safety of journalists and the freedom of the press included in 2021 public research”, the RSF estimates.