A view of a sign depicting Daphne Caruana Galizia during a protest outside the Parliament, following the resignation of government ministers in a widening scandal around an investigation into the murder of the journalist, in Valletta, Malta November 27, 2019. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
VALLETTA (Reuters) - A prominent Maltese businessman has told police that former government chief of staff Keith Schembri was the mastermind behind the 2017 murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, two people briefed on the investigation said on Thursday.
Schembri was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the case. He has not issued any statement since his detention but has previously always denied any connection to the killing of Caruana Galizia, who wrote extensively about corruption.
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