Malta warned of corruption crisis after Daphne Caruana Galizia verdict sends ‘chill down the spine’
The Maltese Labour peer addressed the Council of Europe, saying the recent verdict in the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder case exposes a deep corruption crisis. He warned that Malta still fails to enact legal protections for journalists, leaving them exposed to intimidation and risk, and urged swift reforms to safeguard press freedom. He described the verdict as sending a chill down the spine of the media.