Protesters gathered in London yesterday in solidarity with the family of Daphne Caruana Galizia, calling for justice and accountability nine years after the journalist’s assassination.Addressing those gathered, one speaker said the protest was not about arguing the merits of the recent case, but about a justice system they believe continues to fail the country.“We can all look at the evidence and we can all make our own judgments,” the speaker said.The protester drew parallels with the 1977 killing of 15-year-old Karin Grech, who died after opening a letter bomb addressed to her father, arguing that decades later Malta continues to face fundamental questions about justice.“We can fast forward to 2026, and we are still here today, nine years after Daphne was assassinated,” the speaker said. “This justice system that failed Karin is failing Daphne today.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lovin Malta (@lovinmalta)The speech then turned towards corruption and Malta’s deeply entrenched political divisions.“There shouldn’t be any place in Malta for corruption to hide,” the protester said, arguing that Maltese voters should never find themselves deciding which political party they believe to be “the least corrupt”.Particular concern was raised about the future of journalism in Malta and the potential consequences for reporters investigating powerful people.“Which journalist will be next? Which journalist will have too much information and be walking to their car and thinking there may be a bomb underneath it?”“These bombs are not coming from faraway countries. These are Maltese people killing Maltese people,” the speaker continued.The protester also appealed for people to look beyond Malta’s traditional red-and-blue political divide and demand greater accountability from those in power.“We’ve spent so much time fighting with each other that we forgot to look above us and demand accountability.”The speech ended with an appeal for unity around a shared Maltese identity, pointing towards the country’s exceptionally high electoral participation as evidence of how seriously people take their democracy.“We go to vote because we are proud Maltese people,” the speaker said.“Proud, and that’s how it should be.”What do you make of this?Video credits to Jenny Oakley on Facebook•