Daphne Caruana Galizia: Three men charged over murder of journalist in Malta

Three men are to stand trial in Malta for allegedly murdering anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was killed by a car bomb.

Brothers Alfred and George Degiorgio, as well as Vincent Muscat, were arrested in December 2017, nearly two months after the killing of Ms Caruana Galizia.

Detectives have said their investigations are continuing as the men are not thought to have been the masterminds behind the attack.

The charges issued by Maltese prosecutors came just days before a 20-month deadline which required the suspects to stand trial or be granted bail.

Ms Caruana Galizia, described as a "one-woman WikiLeaks", was responsible for corruption exposés targeting high-profile figures - including Muscat and opposition figures.

Evidence presented in court by prosecutors over the last two years has suggested that the 53-year-old journalist was killed by a bomb activated by a mobile phone.

The three suspects were arrested after a massive manhunt and have pleaded not guilty during pre-trial proceedings.

Attorney General Peter Grech issued a bill of indictment which accuses Muscat, 55, of allegedly being the spotter who watched the journalist leave her home in Bidnija, while one of the Degiorgio brothers is alleged to have triggered the bomb using a mobile phone while on a yacht in Valletta harbour.

Investigators from the US Federal Bureau of Investigations and Europol have helped the authorities investigate the case.

Ms Caruana Galizia's family has repeatedly called on Malta's government to hold an independent public inquiry into the murder and into whether the government could have acted to prevent it.