International Media Groups Welcome Upheld Maksar Verdicts in Daphne Murder Case

International media groups welcome upheld Maksar verdicts in Daphne murder case

A group of international media freedom and journalist organisations have welcomed the confirmation of guilty verdicts handed to the Maksar crime gang for their role in the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia. On Wednesday, Robert Agius and Jamie Vella lost an appeal against lifetime prison sentences handed to them last year, after a jury found...

Convicted bomb suppliers lose appeal over Daphne Caruana Galizia murder

Malta: Convicted bomb suppliers lose appeal over Daphne Caruana Galizia murder The undersigned international media freedom and journalist organisations welcome the confirmation of guilty verdicts handed to Robert Agius and Jamie Vella, the two men who supplied the bomb used to assassinate journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017. 23 January 2026 On 21 January, the two gang members lost their attempt at the court of appeal to ove…