Valletta Cultural Agency chairman Jason Micallef has hit out at banners and posters being placed on historic buildings in the capital, describing the practice as “vandalism” following the appearance of a new “Justice for Daphne” poster outside Parliament.The poster, referring to murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, was put up alongside the existing “Justice for Jean Paul Sofia” message in front of Parliament, placing the two calls for justice side by side.Writing on Facebook, Micallef said he expected to be “attacked relentlessly” by what he described as “the usual obvious extremist organisations”, as well as sections of the media he accused of pretending to be outraged.“They can do whatever they want, because I will continue speaking out and I will remain consistent,” he said.Micallef argued that authorities should no longer tolerate what he described as the “defacement and vandalism” of historic buildings, monuments and façades forming part of Malta’s national heritage.“The placing of streamers and banners by certain people wherever they want, however they want and wherever they feel like, for months and years on end throughout Valletta, is no longer acceptable,” he wrote.He went on to describe the situation as “scandalous” given Valletta’s status as a UNESCO World Heritage City, while accusing authorities of failing to intervene because they fear criticism from activist groups and sections of the media.Micallef specifically referred to the Valletta Local Council, the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage and Heritage Malta among the authorities he believes should act.“It is your responsibility to ensure that this blatant abuse, which has been going on for months and years, is stopped,” he said.He claimed that such treatment of historic buildings would not be tolerated in other European cities.His comments come after the “Justice for Daphne” poster appeared outside Parliament amid renewed political and public debate surrounding Caruana Galizia’s assassination following Yorgen Fenech’s acquittal on Wednesday.The poster now stands alongside one calling for justice for Jean Paul Sofia, the 20-year-old who died in the Corradino construction collapse in December 2022.Both cases have prompted major demonstrations and sustained public calls for accountability over the years.What do you make of Micallef’s comments?•