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| Suspected middleman in Daphne Caruana Galizia murder arrested | Suspected middleman in Daphne Caruana Galizia murder arrested |
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| Maltese government may offer pardon if suspect can reveal mastermind behind killing | Maltese government may offer pardon if suspect can reveal mastermind behind killing |
| A man suspected of being the middleman in the murder of Malta’s most prominent anti-corruption journalist, Daphne Caruana Galizia, has been arrested, a police source has told Reuters. | A man suspected of being the middleman in the murder of Malta’s most prominent anti-corruption journalist, Daphne Caruana Galizia, has been arrested, a police source has told Reuters. |
| The man is believed to have linked the person suspected of commissioning the murder of Caruana Galizia to the men accused of carrying out the killing, as well as those who helped procure the explosive device used in the operation. | |
| The Times of Malta newspaper reported on Tuesday that the government was considering a pardon if the suspected middleman can lead investigators to the mastermind behind the killing. | The Times of Malta newspaper reported on Tuesday that the government was considering a pardon if the suspected middleman can lead investigators to the mastermind behind the killing. |
| A police source with direct knowledge of the matter said the arrest was made on Thursday as part of a separate investigation. | A police source with direct knowledge of the matter said the arrest was made on Thursday as part of a separate investigation. |
| The Times of Malta said experts from Europol, the European police organisation, were on hand to seize devices in the suspected middleman’s possession after receiving the go-ahead from a magistrate. | The Times of Malta said experts from Europol, the European police organisation, were on hand to seize devices in the suspected middleman’s possession after receiving the go-ahead from a magistrate. |
| Caruana Galizia, who wrote an anti-corruption blog and led the Panama Papers investigation into corruption in Malta, was killed by a car bomb as she drove out of her home near the Maltese capital, Valletta, in October 2017. Her murder shocked Europe and raised questions about the rule of law on the Mediterranean island. | Caruana Galizia, who wrote an anti-corruption blog and led the Panama Papers investigation into corruption in Malta, was killed by a car bomb as she drove out of her home near the Maltese capital, Valletta, in October 2017. Her murder shocked Europe and raised questions about the rule of law on the Mediterranean island. |
| Three men suspected of being the “trigger men” in the killing were arrested the following December. | Three men suspected of being the “trigger men” in the killing were arrested the following December. |
| The government and the police have made no immediate comment, but the prime minister, Joseph Muscat, speaking on Sunday, said he wanted the whole truth to come out about the Caruana Galizia murder, even if it meant the government had to take “difficult decisions”. | The government and the police have made no immediate comment, but the prime minister, Joseph Muscat, speaking on Sunday, said he wanted the whole truth to come out about the Caruana Galizia murder, even if it meant the government had to take “difficult decisions”. |