Killing of Malta journalist related to gov't corruption investigation, son says in court - report

Matthew Caruana Galizia testified in court that the killing of his mother, a Maltese journalist, was directly connected to a government corruption investigation she was conducting. Prior to her murder, he had contacted The Guardian to collaborate on the investigative project.

Following the assassination, Caruana Galizia shifted his efforts from investigative journalism to securing justice and holding her killers accountable. The testimony links the high-profile murder explicitly to state-level corruption inquiries.