Why have events come to a head?
Investigations into Caruana Galizia's murder in a car bombing intensified when a suspected middleman was pardoned. The prime minister told parliament the suspect, Melvin Theuma, was being given immunity in return for information about the killing. Maltese reports suggested he had audio recordings linked to the case. Last week, prominent businessman Yorgen Fenech was arrested in a dramatic raid on his yacht. He too is reported to have requested a pardon in exchange for information. He received hospital treatment after his arrest and has been given police bail. Caruana Galizia, an investigative journalist, was killed on 16 October 2017 after blogging about corruption. She alleged that a company called 17 Black, owned by Mr Fenech, had links to high-level politicians and in her last blog, she wrote about the prime minister's aide, Mr Schembri.Where does the Panama Papers scandal come in?
Mr Schembri was named in the massive 2016 data leak known as the Panama Papers and Caruana Galizia alleged that he and Konrad Mizzi had benefited from secretive "shell companies". Image copyrightREUTERS Image captionThe resignation of Mr Schembri (file pic) was announced by the PM to reporters on Tuesday Commentators point out that both members of the government caught up in the Panama Papers leaks have now left office. Mr Mizzi did initially leave the government after the leak but he was later given the tourism brief. Although Mr Cardona has not been linked to the leak, he was recently approached by police for "further clarifications" and said he was stepping aside as economy minister in the national interest.How much pressure does Muscat face?
At least two of Mr Muscat's party colleagues were restrained by security guards as they attempted to confront the hecklers. Protesters outside parliament were kept back behind railings. Speaking to the BBC, the editor-in-chief of the Times of Malta, Herman Grech, said the anger aimed at Mr Muscat was extraordinary, especially given his widespread support. Media captionProtesters outside Malta's parliament demand justice "He has won successive elections with landslides, he is extremely charming, he is very popular with his supporters," said Grech. "But what I am seeing tonight, at least in Valletta, where people were even throwing eggs at his car, I mean, this is quite unprecedented for Malta, especially for a country that doesn't really do protests." Adrian Delia, leader of the conservative Nationalist party, has called for a debate on the future of Mr Muscat as prime minister. According to Maltese reports, the prime minister said earlier he had been given unanimous support in a meeting of his parliamentary group.How far ahead is the murder inquiry?
Three people have so far been charged with carrying out the journalist's murder but police have continued to investigate in the hope of finding out who ordered the killing. The late journalist's sister, Corinne Vella, told the BBC it was time the truth came out. "We're finally starting to see some progress in the investigation into Daphne's murder," she said. "It's welcome, it's important, but it's very far long overdue. To us, Daphne's death has always been linked to her work, and we've maintained all along that justice for Daphne means justice for her murder, but also justice for all her stories, because to us they were connected."DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
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