{"id":10010,"date":"2026-09-03T07:26:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T05:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/repubblika.org\/?post_type=pressrelease_cpt&#038;p=10010"},"modified":"2026-09-03T10:04:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T08:04:59","slug":"an-acquittal-does-not-erase-the-questions-that-remain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/repubblika.org\/mt\/an-acquittal-does-not-erase-the-questions-that-remain\/","title":{"rendered":"LIBERAZZJONI MA T\u0126ASSARX IL-MISTOQSIJIET LI G\u0126AD FADAL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9986 aligncenter\" src=\"LIBERAZZJONI MA T\u0126ASSARX IL-MISTOQSIJIET LI G\u0126AD FADAL\" alt=\"Yorgen Fenech Acquittal\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\"  title=\"LIBERAZZJONI MA T\u0126ASSARX IL-MISTOQSIJIET LI G\u0126AD FADAL\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u0120urija sabet lil Yorgen Fenech mhux \u0127ati billi applikat l-istandard rigoru\u017c mitlub mil-li\u0121i kriminali. Dik is-sentenza tfisser li l-prosekuzzjoni ma ppruvatx il-\u0127tija tieg\u0127u lil hinn minn kull dubju ra\u0121onevoli.<\/p>\n<p>Qabelxejn na\u0127sbu fil-familja ta\u2019 Daphne. G\u0127al kwa\u017ci disa\u2019 snin \u0121arrbu l-qtil ta\u2019 marthom, ommhom u binthom, l-espo\u017cizzjoni fil-pubbliku tal-aktar dettalji intimi tat-telfa tag\u0127hom, snin ta\u2019 pro\u010beduri kriminali, attakki u vilifikazzjoni li g\u0127adhom g\u0127addejjin, u l-pi\u017c intollerabbli li jkollhom ji\u0121\u0121ieldu biex jo\u0127or\u0121u veritajiet li l-Istat innifsu kellu d-dmir jikxef. Nag\u0127rfu kemm ir-ri\u017cultat tal-lum g\u0127andu jkun ta\u2019 w\u0121ig\u0127 u di\u017cappunt g\u0127alihom.<\/p>\n<p>A\u0127na segwejna l-evidenza ppre\u017centata pubblikament matul dan il-pro\u010bess. Emminna, u g\u0127adna nemmnu, li l-prosekuzzjoni ppre\u017centat ka\u017c serju u konvin\u010benti. I\u017cda kienu l-\u0121urati, mhux a\u0127na, li kellhom jidde\u010biedu jekk dik l-evidenza ppruvatx il-\u0127tija sal-istandard mitlub mil-li\u0121i. Huma dde\u010bidew li ma ppruvathiex.<\/p>\n<p>Madankollu, is-sentenza tag\u0127hom ma titlobx lil Malta tippretendi li l-evidenza li nstemg\u0127et matul dan il-pro\u010bess qatt ma nstemg\u0127et. Ma t\u0127assarx is-sejbiet tal-Inkjesta Pubblika. U ma twe\u0121ibx il-mistoqsijiet profondi li g\u0127adhom hemm dwar il-korruzzjoni, l-impunit\u00e0, l-ind\u0127il politiku u l-fallimenti tal-Istat.<\/p>\n<p>Dan il-pro\u010bess \u0121ieg\u0127el ukoll lil Malta tikkonfronta veritajiet skomdi. Smajna xhieda dwar investigazzjoni ta\u2019 kwalit\u00e0 ferm inkonsistenti; dwar il-qrubija straordinarja bejn il-poter politiku, il-poter ekonomiku, il-pulizija u persuni li b\u2019xi mod kienu marbuta mal-investigazzjoni; u dwar im\u0121iba li, anki meta kienet ferm inkwetanti, kixfet lakuni serji fil-li\u0121ijiet kriminali tag\u0127na.\nLiberazzjoni ma \u0121\u0121eg\u0127elx dawn il-problemi jg\u0127ibu.<br \/>\nAssoluzzjoni ma tne\u0127\u0127ix dawk il-problemi.<\/p>\n<p>Malta issa te\u0127tie\u0121 rendikont nazzjonali. Il-korruzzjoni li kienet tinvestiga Daphne trid titressaq quddiem il-\u0121ustizzja. Dawk politikament responsabbli g\u0127all-kultura ta\u2019 impunit\u00e0 tas-snin ta\u2019 Muscat ma jistg\u0127ux ji\u0121u riabilitati fil-\u0127ajja pubblika. L-Istat g\u0127andu sin\u010berament ja\u010b\u010betta r-responsabbilt\u00e0 tieg\u0127u u jitlob sku\u017ca lill-familja ta\u2019 Daphne. Ir-rakkomandazzjonijiet tal-Inkjesta Pubblika g\u0127andhom, fl-a\u0127\u0127ar, ji\u0121u implimentati kollha kemm huma.<\/p>\n<p>Ne\u0127tie\u0121u pulizija indipendenti, li\u0121ijiet li jikkastigaw b\u2019mod effettiv it-tfixkil tal-\u0121ustizzja u l-abbu\u017c tal-kariga pubblika, li\u0121ijiet u istituzzjonijiet kontra l-mafja, u protezzjoni vera g\u0127all-\u0121urnalisti. Irridu ng\u0127allmu lill-\u0121enerazzjonijiet futuri li l-korruzzjoni, il-klijenteli\u017cmu u s-skiet quddiem l-g\u0127emil \u0127a\u017cin mhumiex aspetti normali tal-\u0127ajja pubblika. U eventwalment irridu nirrikon\u010biljaw. I\u017cda r-rikon\u010biljazzjoni ma tistax tinbena fuq dak li jintesa\u2019. Trid tinbena fuq il-verit\u00e0, ir-responsabbilt\u00e0 u r-riforma.<\/p>\n<p>G\u0127al kwa\u017ci disa\u2019 snin, \u010bittadini, \u0121urnalisti u s-so\u010bjet\u00e0 \u010bivili rrifjutaw li j\u0127allu d-dewmien, l-ostilit\u00e0 u l-g\u0127eja jitfu t-talba g\u0127all-\u0121ustizzja. Is-sentenza tal-lum la tivvindika u lanqas tirrifjuta l-le\u0121ittimit\u00e0 ta\u2019 xi kampanja: il-qrati jiddeterminaw ir-responsabbilt\u00e0 kriminali, mhux il-le\u0121ittimit\u00e0 tal-azzjoni \u010bivika. Madankollu, l-esperjenza ta\u2019 dawn l-a\u0127\u0127ar disa\u2019 snin turi g\u0127aliex il-vi\u0121ilanza demokratika hija importanti. Is-sentenza twie\u0121eb il-mistoqsija li l-\u0121urija kienet mitluba twie\u0121eb. Ma twe\u0121ibx il-bqija kollha. Malta trid tag\u0127mel dan.<br \/>\nG\u0127al kwa\u017ci disa\u2019 snin, i\u010b-\u010bittadini, il-\u0121urnalisti u s-so\u010bjet\u00e0 \u010bivili rrifjutaw li j\u0127allu d-dewmien, l-ostilit\u00e0 u l-e\u017cawriment jitfu t-talba g\u0127all-\u0121ustizzja. Illum la jivvindika u lanqas ji\u010b\u0127ad xi kampanja: il-qrati jiddeterminaw ir-responsabbilt\u00e0 kriminali, mhux il-le\u0121ittimit\u00e0 tal-azzjoni \u010bivika. Madankollu, l-esperjenza tal-a\u0127\u0127ar disa\u2019 snin turi g\u0127aliex il-vi\u0121ilanza demokratika hija importanti.<\/p>\n<p>Is-sentenza twie\u0121eb il-mistoqsija li l-\u0121urija kienet mitluba twie\u0121eb.<br \/>\nMa twe\u0121ibx il-bqija kollha.<br \/>\nMalta trid tag\u0127mel dan.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yorgen Fenech has been found not guilty by a jury applying the demanding standard required by criminal law. That verdict means the prosecution did not prove his guilt beyond reasonable doubt. We think first of Daphne\u2019s family. For almost nine years they have endured the murder of their wife and mother and daughter, the exposure [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":9986,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,17,55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-pr","category-pr-45-2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/repubblika.org\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/repubblika.org\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/repubblika.org\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/repubblika.org\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/repubblika.org\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10010"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/repubblika.org\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10142,"href":"https:\/\/repubblika.org\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10010\/revisions\/10142"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/repubblika.org\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/repubblika.org\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/repubblika.org\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/repubblika.org\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}