Joint Statement on Establishment of Public Inquiry into the Assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia
Assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia: International organisations cautiously welcome improved terms of the public inquiry
15 November 2019
We, the undersigned organisations, cautiously welcome today’s announcement by the Maltese Government that they will update terms of reference and the composition of the Board of Inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia. This is a long overdue step towards ensuring justice and ending impunity in Daphne’s case and, more broadly, the protection of journalists in Malta.
Our organisations, alongside the family of Daphne Caruana Galizia, the Council of Europe and the European Parliament, have long called for an independent, impartial and…