You are connecting from Lake Geneva Public Library, please login or register to take advantage of your institution's Ground News Plan.
Published 3 days ago • loading... • Updated 6 hours ago
Letters to the editor - July 10, 2026
Watchdogs say the appointment puts a key figure from harassment campaigns in charge of internal security as Yorgen Fenech’s trial begins.
Yorgen Fenech stands trial for the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, while Glenn Bedingfield has been appointed to lead the Malta Police Force and national security apparatus.
During his time in the Joseph Muscat-era OPM, Bedingfield led state-sponsored online campaigns against Caruana Galizia, according to reports and official inquiries.
The Media Pluralism Monitor ranks Malta second to last in the European Union for press freedom, while Reporters Without Borders continues to classify the media environment as 'problematic'.
According to The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation, placing a 'key operator' of harassment campaigns in charge of internal security represents a 'sickening irony' undermining the rule of law.
Seven years after Fenech was charged, critics describe the trial's timing as 'cynical,' noting it begins mere weeks past a general election amid eroded democratic guardrails.