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Angelo Gafa says all those who masterminded killing of Maltese journalist now apprehended or chargedEvery person involved in the 2017 murder of the anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has been apprehended, Malta’s national police chief has declared.Commissioner Angelo Gafa was speaking before a court hearing on Wednesday evening at which two new suspects were arraigned. Continue reading...

Vincent Muscat, one of three men awaiting trial over Maltese journalist’s killing, registers admission in pre-trial hearingOne of three men accused of the 2017 assassination of the Maltese anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has pleaded guilty, a major development in a case that has rocked the Mediterranean island nation.Vincent Muscat was arrested in December 2017, two months after the car bomb attack that set...

Lawrence Cutajar allegedly interfered with investigation into death of journalist in 2017Malta’s police force has been ordered to open an inquiry into the country’s former police chief Lawrence Cutajar, following allegations that he interfered with the investigation into the 2017 murder of the prominent journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.The order to “formally” investigate him was made on Monday by a magistrate who is presiding over...

Suspect freed as deadline for charges over death of Daphne Caruana Galizia approachedYorgen Fenech, a prominent businessman arrested on Wednesday in connection with investigations into the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, has been released on bail, police sources said.He will be under round-the-clock police surveillance as investigations continue. Continue reading...

Daphne Caruana Galizia’s family request meeting with Maltese PM over concerns about impartiality of panelThe family of Daphne Caruana Galizia, the anti-corruption journalist killed by a car bomb in Malta in October 2017, have raised concerns about the impartiality of individuals appointed to lead a public inquiry into her death.The Maltese government announced a wide-ranging inquiry late on Friday, six days before the expiry...