马耳他调查记者达夫妮·卡鲁阿纳·加利齐亚于2017年10月在汽车爆炸中丧生[1]。商人约根·芬内克因涉嫌策划并资助这一谋杀案而受审[1]。
根据法庭证词，加利齐亚被害时正在调查马耳他的多起腐败案件[1]。她的调查涉及离岸公司设立、电力基础设施私有化项目等领域[1]。具体而言，调查发现马耳他能源部长康拉德·米齐和总理幕僚长基思·谢姆布里在任职后不久设立了离岸公司[1]。此外，电力公司Electrogas的部分股份由芬内克持有，与马耳他电力私有化项目相关[1]。
加利齐亚的儿子马修·卡鲁阿纳·加利齐亚在法庭作证，详述了母亲的调查工作[1]。他表示，母亲在2017年初曾评论称政府官员"是为了腐败而掌权，这是他们的路线图"[1]。加利齐亚被害时正在处理来自Electrogas服务器的电子邮件泄露数据[1]。马修曾参与Panama Papers调查并获得普利策奖[1]，在母亲遇害后建立了Daphne项目，与《卫报》和路透社等媒体合作继续推进调查[1]。
芬内克、米齐和谢姆布里均否认任何腐败指控[1]。
Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed in a car bomb explosion in October 2017 while investigating suspected corruption involving businessman Yorgen Fenech and government officials, a court was told. [1] Fenech is on trial, accused of planning and financing the murder. [1]
Matthew Caruana Galizia, the journalist's son, testified in court about his mother's investigative work, which examined offshore companies and the privatization of Malta's electricity infrastructure. [1] The investigation revealed that Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi and Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Keith Schembri established offshore companies shortly after taking office. [1] Electrogas, a company partially owned by Fenech, was connected to Malta's power infrastructure privatization project. [1] Matthew stated that his mother was processing leaked emails from Electrogas servers at the time of her death. [1]
In early 2017, Caruana Galizia had commented that government officials "are in power for corruption, and that is their roadmap." [1] Following her murder, Matthew established the Daphne project and collaborated with media outlets including the Guardian and Reuters to continue the investigation. [1] Fenech and the government officials have denied any corruption allegations. [1]