30 November 2019
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Prime Minister Muscat is facing calls to resign over the murder of Daphne Curuana Galizia
Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has said a suspect in the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia will not be granted immunity to reveal what he knows about the case.
Businessman Yorgen Fenech had requested a presidential pardon in exchange for information.
Caruana Galizia, an anti-corruption activist, was killed by a car bomb.
Mr Fenech appeared in court on Friday to argue the chief investigator of the case, Keith Arnaud, should be removed.
Mr Muscat is under increasing pressure to resign over the case, which started when Ms Galizia was killed in 2017.
Mr Fenech's lawyers argue that Mr Arnaud should be removed, due to alleged ties to Mr Muscat and Keith Schembri, the prime minister's former aide who is allegedly linked to the killing.
Mr Schembri resigned last week as chief of staff to the prime minister and was arrested on Tuesday.
Mr Fenech has filed a request for President George Vella, and not the cabinet, to consider his request for a pardon, alleging a conflict of interest.
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By Damian Grammaticas, BBC News, Europe Correspondent
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