<p>One of three men accused of carrying out the 2017 assassination of Maltese anti-corruption journalist and blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia pleaded guilty in court on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Vincent Muscat was arrested in December 2017 with two others over the case that rocked the tiny republic, setting off a chain of events that led to the resignation of Joseph Muscat (no relation) as prime minister.</p>.<p>Vincent Muscat and brothers George and Alfred Degiorgio were all accused of procuring, planting and detonating the bomb that killed the journalist on October 16, 2017.</p>.<p>In a dramatic pre-trial hearing, Muscat's lawyer Marc Sant informed the court that his client wanted to register for admission.</p>.<p>When asked how he wanted to plead, Muscat replied: "Guilty."</p>.<p>Judge Edwina Grima told the lawyer: "These are grave accusations. Murder, conspiracy... he (Muscat) possibly faces a life term."</p>.<p>But Muscat repeated that he pleaded guilty.</p>
<p>One of three men accused of carrying out the 2017 assassination of Maltese anti-corruption journalist and blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia pleaded guilty in court on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Vincent Muscat was arrested in December 2017 with two others over the case that rocked the tiny republic, setting off a chain of events that led to the resignation of Joseph Muscat (no relation) as prime minister.</p>.<p>Vincent Muscat and brothers George and Alfred Degiorgio were all accused of procuring, planting and detonating the bomb that killed the journalist on October 16, 2017.</p>.<p>In a dramatic pre-trial hearing, Muscat's lawyer Marc Sant informed the court that his client wanted to register for admission.</p>.<p>When asked how he wanted to plead, Muscat replied: "Guilty."</p>.<p>Judge Edwina Grima told the lawyer: "These are grave accusations. Murder, conspiracy... he (Muscat) possibly faces a life term."</p>.<p>But Muscat repeated that he pleaded guilty.</p>