VALLETTA: Campaigners in Malta and London on Monday marked the six-month anniversary of the murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, as her sons accused the Maltese government of allowing “impunity” over the killing.

The Mediterranean island awoke to protest posters and banners, while supporters, including her two sons, held a vigil outside the Maltese High Commission in the British capital to demand accountability.

Caruana Galizia, 53, was assassinated by a car bomb on Oct 16 just down the road from her residence on the island.

The blogger had made repeated and detailed corruption allegations against Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and members of his inner circle, as well as the opposition.

“What we’re calling for is not just justice for the murder, but also justice for the crimes our mother was writing about,” Matthew Caruana Galizia, 32, told AFP on the sidelines of the protest.

Several dozen supporters, holding placards picturing Caruana Galizia alongside the hashtag #JusticeForDaphne, attended the vigil in central London.

In Malta, on Monday evening, the Archbishop of Malta Charles Scicluna led a mass in Valletta, followed by a vigil, in honour of the slain blogger.

“It’s easy to get caught up in a web of corruption” and “succumb to temptation”, Scicluna told the churchgoers. “But society must seek justice,” he added, citing Pope Francis.

Published in Dawn, April 17th, 2018