However, he said he would not name anyone else when he was brought to testify. He was handed a six-month jail term for doing so, while his testimony remains on hold.

Today, a court ruled that the sentence was far too severe for the crime committed and he was handed a three-month sentence instead.

The long-awaited trial has already proven controversial.

On 30th June 2010, a group of robbers attempted a heist on the HSBC headquarters in Qormi while police were busy working on a state visit of Italy’s President.

Police were able to arrive on the scene quickly after receiving an anonymous tip-off. Some 65 shots were fired at police.

A police constable has described how he saw three men dressed in suits and wearing wigs leaving the building after suspicious activity was reported. He was locked in a shootout with the men.

The robbers managed to get away. However, Muscat and Debono were later charged in connection to the robbery.

There have been serious questions raised about the manner in which the case was handled, particularly after David Gatt, a close associate of former minister Chris Cardona, was charged but eventually found not guilty in connection with the crime.

Meanwhile, Muscat has since promised to reveal the identity of a sitting and former minister who he says were both involved in the botched heist if he gets a pardon.

His co-hitmen in the Caruana Galizia assassination, Alfred and George Degiorgio have both filed a similar request, even naming the two as former Economy Minister Chris Cardona and OPM Minister Carmelo Abela in a letter they sent to the European Commission.

What do you make of this development?