Good morning. Malta is reeling today from the shock acquittal of one of the country’s wealthiest and best-connected men for involvement in the murder of the anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
As the EU’s smallest member state once again faces intense international scrutiny over its response to the 2017 killing, opposition MPs are demanding the parliament be recalled for an immediate debate on a verdict that Caruana Galizia’s eldest son Matthew has denounced as “justice denied”.