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Daphne Caruana Galizia murder: Malta's PM expected to quit in crisis over journalist's murder
Source: The Guardian
Malta's PM expected to quit in crisis over journalist's murder
Joseph Muscat faced increasing pressure over handling of Daphne Caruana Galizia case
Juliette Garside in Valletta
@JulietteGarside
Fri 29 Nov 2019 17.38 GMT
First published on Fri 29 Nov 2019 14.25 GMT
Malta’s prime minister, Joseph Muscat, has told associates he plans to resign imminently after the political and legal crisis stemming from the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia engulfed his government this week.
His decision follows the arrest and questioning of one of Muscat’s key allies by police investigating the 2017 murder of the prominent investigative journalist, who had exposed corruption at the highest levels of government and business circles in Malta.
After two years of stalled investigations into the murder, the authorities in the Mediterranean country have moved rapidly in recent days, with a series of arrests that have destabilised Muscat’s government. Earlier on Friday, following an unscheduled cabinet meeting that ran through the night, Muscat had vowed to stay in the job until the investigation was complete.
However, details of a split within his cabinet soon emerged. It is now understood he plans to make a televised address to announce his departure. The exact timing is to be decided, with local media saying the prime minister was waiting for news of whether the police charge a businessman suspected of ordering Caruana Galizia’s assassination.
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Joseph Muscat faced increasing pressure over handling of Daphne Caruana Galizia case
Juliette Garside in Valletta
@JulietteGarside
Fri 29 Nov 2019 17.38 GMT
First published on Fri 29 Nov 2019 14.25 GMT
Malta’s prime minister, Joseph Muscat, has told associates he plans to resign imminently after the political and legal crisis stemming from the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia engulfed his government this week.
His decision follows the arrest and questioning of one of Muscat’s key allies by police investigating the 2017 murder of the prominent investigative journalist, who had exposed corruption at the highest levels of government and business circles in Malta.
After two years of stalled investigations into the murder, the authorities in the Mediterranean country have moved rapidly in recent days, with a series of arrests that have destabilised Muscat’s government. Earlier on Friday, following an unscheduled cabinet meeting that ran through the night, Muscat had vowed to stay in the job until the investigation was complete.
However, details of a split within his cabinet soon emerged. It is now understood he plans to make a televised address to announce his departure. The exact timing is to be decided, with local media saying the prime minister was waiting for news of whether the police charge a businessman suspected of ordering Caruana Galizia’s assassination.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/29/malta-pm-crisis-journalist-murder-joseph-muscat-daphne-caruana-galizia