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Public Inquiry into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia
Executive Summary
Written Submissions
29 January 2021
VO # 1760
Pjazza tal-Knisja, Mqabba MQB 1011, Malta
repubblika.org
Public Inquiry into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia
Executive Summary
1. Repubblika
1.1 The immediate aftermath of Daphne’s killing
1.2 The failure of civil society
1.3 Since Daphne was killed
2. Terms of reference
3. Concentric circles
3.1 A series of car bombings
3.2 A commissioned murder
4. Impunity for the powerful
4.1 Dismantling the barriers of restraint
4.2 John Dalli
4.3 Pilatus Bank
4.4 The Panama Papers
4.5 Henley & Partners
4.6 Fuel and other smuggling
4.7 ITS-site concession
4.8 Vexatious legal action by Chris Cardona
5. Preventing immediate risk to Daphne Caruana Galizia’s life
5.1 Systematic threats initiated by people in positions of political power
5.2 Mobilisation of the media
5.3 Online trolling
5.4 What was the duty of the State in this context?
6. Measures that could have avoided the risk to Daphne Caruana Galizia’s life
6.1 Inadequate investigation of prior crimes
6.2 Independent assessment of risk
6.3 Failure to provide appropriate security
6.4 The State and independent media
6.5 International interest
7. Effective criminal law provisions
7.1 A mafia crime
7.2 Anti-mafia legislation
7.3 Federal law enforcement for federal crimes
7.4 Unexplained wealth
7.5 Defeating or obstructing the course of justice
7.6 Abuse of and misconduct in office
7.7 Campaign finance
7.8 Whistleblower protection
7.9 Fighting corruption
7.10 Inadequate institutional framework
7.11 “The country deserves justice”
8. The utility of public inquiries
8.1 This Inquiry in context
8.2 Further Inquiry needed
9. Measures to protect journalists
10. Our concerns today
11. ‘Daphne’ should not be a controversy
