Sr. Journalist Killed due to Panama Papers report

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After Gauri Lankesh, Another Sr. Journalist, Daphne Caruana Galizia, a dashing investigative journalist and blogger from Malta, was killed in a bomb explosion near her home on Monday.

Galizia 53, was known for her reporting on governmental corruption. Her mistake was she had published a story on her blog at about 2:35 p.m. local Malta time on Monday. She was driving away from the home where she lived with her husband in Bidnija, a rural area on the island, in a rented Peugeot 108 around 3 p.m. when the car went up in flames, according to local media reports.

Galizia started her career in 1980 as a journalist and columnist with the Sunday Times of Malta, later she worked as an editor of Malta Independent.

The blast sent detritus far into the surrounding fields and badly burned the body. Photos showed the Peugeot’s mangled shell in a field, dozens of yards away from the blast site.
According to police no suspects have been identified in the bombing.

Galizia spent her time for reporting on the Panama Papers, the cache of records from a law firm in that country that detailed offshoring activities of powerful officials and companies around the world, also included   allegations about the wife of Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and a shell company in Panama had caused concern during Malta’s term at the presidency of the European Union, the Guardian reported.

The Committee to Protect Journalists said journalists have been killed for their work. Galizia’s death was condemned by NGOs across Europe and Malta, where the journalist’s relentless fixation on corruption, cronyism and political malfeasance had brought her to prominence.

The first vice-president of the European Commission, Twitter “If journalists are silenced, our freedom is lost.”

Galizia, sad bye to her 400,000 readers, which was like an equal to small state population. She pen down her last story about the court testimony that pertained to allegations about Muscat’s chief of staff.

U.S. officials confirmed that Malta had requested the FBI’s help with the investigation. Galizia also filed a complaint to Malta police about the threats she was receiving.

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