A suspected middleman in the murder of the prominent

Maltese anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana

Galizia has been offered a presidential pardon in return for
sharing potentially crucial evidence.
Malta’s prime minister, Joseph Muscat, confirmed what could
be a major breakthrough in the hunt for those who ordered
the killing in a statement on the steps of his office on Tuesday
morning.
The individual has been identified in the Maltese press as
Melvin Theuma, a taxi driver from Birkirkara who has
previously been accused of involvement in loan sharking.
He is reported to have offered to name those who gave the
order in exchange for a pardon. Theuma is also said to have
liaised with people who allegedly helped procure the explosive
device that killed the journalist.
Three men are awaiting trial for planting the car bomb that
killed Caruana Galizia near her home in the village of Bidnija
in October 2017, but those whose instructions they were
following are believed to be still at large.
News of the breakthrough emerged on Tuesday morning when
Reuters and The Times of Malta reported the arrest. Theuma,
who was not identified by Muscat, was apprehended as part of
a separate investigation into a money laundering ring,
according to the reports.