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VALLETTA - The son of Malta’s best-known investigative journalist said Tuesday his mother was killed by a car bomb because of her work exposing political corruption.
Daphne Caruana Galizia, who wrote about graft across Malta’s political divides on her blog, was murdered Monday soon after she left her home in the north of the island.
“My mother was assassinated because she stood between the rule of law and those who sought to violate it, like many strong journalists,” Matthew Caruana Galizia said on Facebook.
“She was also targeted because she was the only person doing so,” he added.
He described rushing to the scene after hearing the news, only to find the burning car and her remains.
The explosion, which blasted the car off the road into a field near the village of Bidnija, stunned the small Mediterranean island. Authorities said it was the first murder of a journalist there.
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and opposition leader Adrian Delia – who had both been criticized on her blog – both condemned the killing. Around 3,000 people held a silent, candle-lit vigil Monday night in Sliema, just outside the capital Valletta.
“Today, this is undoubtedly a dark and sad, sad, sad, sad day for Malta,” said family friend Luke Frendo.
“I think Daphne was not only a journalist and an absolutely fearless human being but a fourth pillar of our democracy,” Frendo told Reuters Television.
Maltese authorities were awaiting the arrival of Dutch forensic experts and American FBI agents on Tuesday to help the investigations.
A tent was erected over her burnt-out car and sheets placed over her remains.
“Everyone knows Caruana Galizia was a harsh critic of mine, both politically and personally, but nobody can justify this barbaric act in any way,” said Prime Minister Muscat, who had been suing her over some of her allegations.
Opposition leader Adrian Delia called her killing an attack on democracy and freedom of expression and demanded an independent inquiry.
“We will not accept an investigation by the Commissioner of Police, the Army commander or the duty magistrate, all of whom were criticized by Caruana Galizia,” he said Monday.
Half an hour before the explosion tore into her car, Galizia wrote on her blog: “There are crooks everywhere you look now. The situation is desperate.” - Reuters/Photo: Reuters
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