On Tuesday 5 May, eleven international press freedom organisations called on Malta's public prosecutor, Peter Grech, to invite Europol to immediately set up a joint investigation team involving prosecutors and investigators from several countries into the attack that claimed the life of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017 (see EUROPE 11885/2).
"We remain deeply concerned that legal proceedings around the murder have not yet delivered full justice for Caruana Galizia or her family", they wrote in a letter also sent to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the Executive Director of Europol, Catherine De Bolle.
"Europol’s involvement could provide valuable support and help secure a successful result in the case", they considered, referring to the investigation into the murder of Slovak investigative journalist Ján Kuciak (see EUROPE 11969/30), in which Europol had been involved. The European Parliament had also recommended greater involvement of Europol in the 'Caruana Galizia' case, they noted.
The signatories of the letter also hope that the resignation (see EUROPE 12402/18) of former Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, who was closely involved in the investigations into the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, will give a new lease of life to the ongoing judicial proceedings.
See the letter: https://bit.ly/2A25kyD (Original version in French by Marion Fontana)