#306 | The Murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia Part 1 | Cocaine, Corruption, and Filthy Money

On October 16th, 2017, a 52-year-old journalist was blown up in a car bomb outside her home in Malta.

In part one of our three-part mini-series, we'll learn about who she was, and who might have wanted her dead.

• The assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia • Introduction to Malta • Why small island countries are more prone to corruption • The early career of Daphne Caruana Galizia • Why Daphne Caruana Galizia was so popular • Economic growth in 21st-century Malta • “Malta is 17 miles by nine and flooded with cocaine, corruption, and filthy money” • Daphne's corruption allegations in Malta • Why Daphne was very unpopular with some Maltese citizens • The attacks and harassment she faced • Claims against Konrad Mizzi, Keith Schembri & Joseph Muscat

Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/daphne-caruana-galizia-part-1

Release date

Lydbog: 14. oktober 2022