A group of international press organisations welcomed the confirmation of guilty verdicts tied to the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

The suppliers of the bomb that killed Daphne Caruana Galizia had their appeals quashed on Wednesday.

"On 21 January, two gang members lost their attempt at the court of appeal to overturn their convictions. Both men are serving life imprisonment after being found guilty in June 2025 of procuring the military grade explosives and providing them to the hitmen who executed the murder of the journalist."

 "The pair unsuccessfully argued their convictions and sentences should be quashed due to claims of alleged juror misconduct, allegedly prejudicial pre-trial publicity, and the credibility of the key state witness. The Court of Appeal dismissed all these arguments. The confirmed sentences of life imprisonment solidifies an important step forward for justice and represents another important victory in the fight against impunity, which our organisations jointly hope will further strengthen the case against the alleged mastermind. Five individuals have been found guilty of participating in the killing."