Attorney Marc Sant advised CNN, “There was a plea bargain … the agreement is 15 years imprisonment.” Muscat may also face monetary penalties, he stated.
Sant famous that he doesn’t symbolize the 2 different suspects charged with homicide, brothers Alfred and George Degiorgio, however he advised CNN they proceed to plead not responsible.
CNN reached out to the Malta Court of Criminal Appeal for remark however didn’t instantly obtain a response.
Caruana Galizia, 53, was a number one anti-corruption journalist from Malta who was killed in a automobile bombing close to her house in 2017. Her household say she was “assassinated” due to her work uncovering alleged corruption within the Maltese authorities.
“A person who has admitted his involvement in the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia has denied her
her right to life and has denied her her right to enjoy her family, including her grandchildren who were born after she was killed,” stated the lawyer representing Caruana Galizia’s household in courtroom, in keeping with an announcement launched by the Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation.
“The family expresses the hope that this step will begin to lead to full justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia.”