For the murder of a Maltese journalist whose passing in 2017 aroused widespread ire, two brothers have been sentenced to 40 years in prison, according to the BBC.
Just hours after entering a not guilty plea, George and Alfred Degiorgio admitted to murdering 53-year-old Daphne Caruana Galizia.
In October 2017, a car bombing resulted in her death. Many people believe that powerful members of the system ordered the murder.
As the “one-woman WikiLeaks,” she exposed corruption networks both domestically and overseas and was well-known for her scathing criticism of the administration.
By publishing claims linking Joseph Muscat, the then-prime minister, to the Panama Papers controversy, which exposed the use of tax havens by the wealthy, Caruana Galizia essentially started an early election in the year before she passed away.
Two individuals were accused with providing the vehicle bomb in the attack last year, while another guy, Vincent Muscat, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after admitting his role in the murder.
Maltese billionaire Yorgen Fenech is suspected of orchestrating the murder but has not yet been tried; he has said he had nothing to do with it.
Paul, one of Caruana Galizia’s three kids, fought openly for her justice and described the sentence as “a break in the clouds.” The sentence was delivered in front of the family on Friday.
Robert Abela, the prime minister of Malta, praised it as well, calling the decision “another crucial step towards justice for the Caruana Galizia family.”
The state was judged to be responsible for the investigative journalist’s murder following a public investigation. According to the study, the state failed to identify dangers to the reporter’s life and take appropriate precautions to avoid them.
A probe also resulted in Mr. Muscat’s resignation in 2019 after some of his close friends were charged. He has refuted accusations of corruption.
