Who was Daphne Caruana Galizia?

Daphne Caruana Galizia was a prominent Maltese journalist known for her investigative work, particularly regarding the Panama Papers. She exposed corruption involving high-level government officials, including allegations that the wife of then-Prime Minister Joseph Muscat owned an offshore company.

Her work was a vital exercise of press freedom, and her murder in 2017 was a profound attack on the democratic principle of accountability. In 2021, a public inquiry concluded that the state bore responsibility for her death by fostering a climate of impunity that allowed her assailants to act without consequence. While several individuals, including the hitmen who carried out the killing, have been convicted, the pursuit of justice for those who enabled or orchestrated the crime remains a critical matter of public concern and ethical integrity.1