In a stunning confession to Reuters, George Degiorgio, accused of detonating the car bomb that killed prominent investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, said that it was “just business”.

Four years ago today, on October 16, 2017, Malta’s renowned journalist Daphne Caruana Galiza was assassinated by a powerful car bomb outside her Bidnjia home. Since then, seven men have been arrested or implicated for their involvement in the cold-blooded killing, five of them have entered some sort of plea bargain, and a public inquiry report has held the state responsible. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) has documented the ongoing investigation and trials. We demand legal action against the masterminds, killers and facilitators, of all involved, in the pre-meditated murder. Four years on, we honour the legacy of Malta’s “one-woman WikiLeaks”.

Lawyer Charles Mercieca has left the AG’s Office and joined Yorgen Fenech’s legal team. Daphne’s case has been dragging on since her death, and this development just goes to show how much impunity culprits like Yorgen really enjoy.