{"id":429470,"date":"2017-10-17T09:40:19","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T09:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/10\/17\/journalist-who-exposed-panama-papers-killed-in-car-blast\/"},"modified":"2017-10-17T09:40:19","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T09:40:19","slug":"journalist-who-exposed-panama-papers-killed-in-car-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/10\/17\/journalist-who-exposed-panama-papers-killed-in-car-blast\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalist who exposed Panama Papers killed in car blast"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A prominent journalist who played a major role in the Panama Papers case has been killed\u00a0in Malta.<\/p>\n

Daphne Caruana Galizia, whose investigative work focused on corruption, was killed when a car bomb blew her vehicle to pieces.<\/p>\n

A politician said her death marked the \u201ccollapse of the rule of law\u201d in Malta, the smallest in the European Union.<\/p>\n

Tributes to Galizia poured in on Monday evening, as thousands of Maltese gathered in the streets for a candlelight vigil to the reporter.<\/p>\n

Galizia is believed to have just published the last post on her widely read blog, Running Commentary, just before leaving her house Mosta, a town outside the capital Valletta.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are crooks everywhere you look now,\u201d she had written, \u201cthe situation is desperate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Soon after driving away in her Peugeot 108, Galizia\u2019s vehicle exploded with such force it was sent flying over a wall and into a field.<\/p>\n

Galizia reported death threats against her to the police just over two weeks ago, according to local media.<\/p>\n

Her in-depth reporting made her many enemies, including the Prime Minister, opposition politicians and members of the judiciary.<\/p>\n

She was described as a \u201cone-woman Wikileaks\u201d by Politico and her blog sometimes achieved a larger readership than all the other newspapers in Malta combined.<\/p>\n

The death was described as a \u201cpolitical murder\u201d by opposition leader Adrian Delia.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cWhat happened today is not an ordinary killing. It is a consequence of the total collapse of the rule of law which has been going on for the past four years.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will not accept an investigation by the Commissioner of Police, the Army commander or the duty magistrate, all of whom were at the heart of criticism by Caruana Galizia.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her husband, Peter Galizia, has also requested magistrate Scerri Herrera is be excluded from the investigation because of previous spats with the dead journalist.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, while acknowledging Galizia as one of his \u201charshest critics on a political and personal level\u201d, denounced the \u201cbarbaric attack\u201d as \u201cunacceptable\u201d.<\/p>\n

He said the violence was a \u201cbarbaric attack on press freedom\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mr Muscat was a significant target of Galizia\u2019s reporting. \u00a0After analysing the leaked Panama Papers documents, she accused his wife of owning a suspicious offshore of a company in the Central American country.<\/p>\n

Both Mr Muscat and his wife denied the accusations and sued Galizia earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Shortly after her death, Mr Muscat announced FBI experts would be helping the investigation.<\/p>\n

The murder sent shockwaves throughout Europe and politicians and journalists sent their condolences.<\/p>\n

European Parliament President, Antonio Tajani, described the murder as \u201cbrutal\u201d and said: \u201cTragic example of journalist who sacrificed her life to seek out the truth. She won\u2019t be forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, while acknowledging Galizia as one of his \u201charshest critics on a political and personal level\u201d, denounced the \u201cbarbaric attack\u201d as \u201cunacceptable\u201d.<\/p>\n

He said the violence was a \u201cbarbaric attack on press freedom\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mr Muscat was a significant target of Galizia\u2019s reporting. \u00a0After analysing the leaked Panama Papers documents, she accused his wife of owning a suspicious offshore of a company in the Central American country.<\/p>\n

Both Mr Muscat and his wife denied the accusations and sued Galizia earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Shortly after her death, Mr Muscat announced FBI experts would be helping the investigation.<\/p>\n

The murder sent shockwaves throughout Europe and politicians and journalists sent their condolences.<\/p>\n

European Parliament President, Antonio Tajani, described the murder as \u201cbrutal\u201d and said: \u201cTragic example of journalist who sacrificed her life to seek out the truth. She won\u2019t be forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Source: Independent<\/p>\n

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