Malta: businessman acquitted in Daphne Caruana Galizia murder case; mastermind still unknown

A defendant in the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder case was acquitted on Wednesday, leaving the question of who ordered the 2017 assassination unanswered after nine years. The acquittal marks a setback in the long-running investigation, which has already seen several convictions but no confirmed mastermind. The development underscores persistent impunity concerns in Malta's rule-of-law environment.