Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- The assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in October 2017 remains one of Europes most disturbing attacks on press freedom and the rule of law. Nearly a decade after the car bomb that killed the veteran journalist outside her home in Malta, new evidence presented in court has provided one of the most detailed accounts yet of how the alleged conspiracy unfolded. Secret audio recordings, encrypted text messages, and courtroom testimony have exposed an alleged network connecting businessmen, convicted hitmen, political insiders, and government officials in what prosecutors describe as a carefully orchestrated contract killing.

At the center of the latest revelations is the ongoing trial of Ma...