MALTA – Police on Friday searched the yacht of a prominent local businessman who is being questioned about the car-bomb slaying of an investigative journalist.
Police searched Yorgen Fenech’s yacht in his presence then brought him in for questioning in the 2017 slaying of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia on the small island nation.
Fenech, hotelier and director of the Maltese power company, was initially arrested Wednesday, and then released on police bail late Thursday. Fenech’s name appeared three years ago in the Panama Papers – millions of leaked documents that shed light on how the rich hide their money.
In her blog, Caruana Galizia boldly wrote about corruption and investigated the affairs of Maltese politicians and business figures as well as those doing business with the European Union member.
Eight months before she was slain, Caruana Galizia alleged in her blog that a company called 17 Black Ltd., listed in the Panama Papers, was connected to Maltese politicians.
Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat on Friday described the investigation as “the biggest our country has seen,” but he contended that no politicians were tied to the slaying. (AP)
