Attorney Marc Sant told CNN: “There was a plea agreement … the agreement is 15 years in prison.” Muscat will also receive financial fines, he said.
Sant noted that he did not represent the two other suspects charged with murder, brothers Alfred and George Degiorgio, but he told CNN that they were still pleading not guilty.
CNN reached out to Malta’s criminal court for comment, but did not immediately respond.
Caruana Galizia, 53, was a leading corruption journalist from Malta who died in 2017 during a car bomb attack near her home.
” A person who admitted his involvement in the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia denied her
denies her right to life and has the right to enjoy her family, including her grandchildren, who were born after she was killed, “said the lawyer representing Caruana Galizia’s family in court, according to a statement by Daphne. Caruana Galizia Foundation announced.
“The family expresses the hope that this step will begin to lead to full justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia.”