Pope’s condolence for assassination of Maltese
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| Journalists in Vallatta, Malta, protesting the assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.- REUTERS |
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has
expressed his condolence for the killing of a Maltese journalist, who was
investigating corruption among leading politicians in the tiny Mediterranean
island nation. “Saddened by the tragic death of Daphne Caruana
Galizia, His Holiness Pope Francis offers prayers for her eternal rest, and
asks you kindly to convey his condolences to her family,” Vatican
Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin wrote in a
telegram sent on the Pope’s behalf to Archbishop Charles Scicluna of
Malta. “The Holy Father also assures you of his spiritual closeness to
the Maltese people at this difficult moment, and implores God’s blessings upon
the nation,” the cardinal wrote.
Investigating corruption
A well-known blogger and fierce critic of the government and
the opposition, Caruana Galizia was killed on Monday in a powerful blast that
wrecked her car as she was leaving her house in the rural north of the
overwhelmingly Catholic nation. Maltese police said on Thursday they believe
Caruana Galizia was killed by a remotely-controlled bomb attached under her
car.
The assassination of the 53-year-old journalist has shocked
the nation and her three sons have called for the resignation of Prime Minister
Joseph Muscat. Caruana Galizia was one of Muscat's harshest critics,
revealing connections by his wife and members of his government to shell
companies in Panama, allegations which the Muscats have denied.
The European Union, of which Malta is a member, as well a
group of U.N. human rights experts have demanded a prompt, independent
investigation into the murder.
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