Still a long way to go to achieve justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia

The Members of the European Parliament’s Media Working Group, led by Maltese Member of the European Parliament David Casa, welcomed the development that one of those who killed Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, pleaded guilty and has been sentenced.

He is one of the persons who placed the bomb which killed her and it is understood that his admission of guilt also led to the arrest of those who were allegedly involved in creating the explosive device that was used.

MEPs coming from different political groups stated:  “There is a very long road ahead to achieve full justice in this case. All those who were involved in the assassination and the efforts to cover it up must face justice. But we must also see that those exposed by Daphne Caruana Galizia’s investigations are prosecuted. It is only then that we can conclude that the integrity of Malta’s institutions is being restored. It is of great concern that persons formerly at the highest levels of political power in Malta, exposed by Daphne Caruana Galizia as having been involved in high level corruption and money laundering, have yet to face judicial proceedings.

It is of greater concern that recent revelations have exposed further links between the current government and the alleged mastermind of the assassination, involving the exchange of thousands of euro under dubious circumstances and that there have as yet been no consequences resulting from such revelations.  

It is when revelations by journalists are ignored by a country’s institutions and when impunity is allowed to run rampant that journalists are most vulnerable. In this regard we see limited progress in Malta and call upon the authorities to take decisive action to rectify these clear and persistent failings.”

David Casa, EPP, Co-chair of the Working Group

Ramona Strugariu, RE, Co-chair of the Working group

Magdalena Adamowicz, EPP

Irena Joveva, RE

Stelios Kouloglou, GUE/NGL

Alice Kuhnke, Greens

Dace Melbārde, ECR

Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová, ECR

Massimiliano Smeriglio, S&D

Viola von Cramon-Taubadel, Greens