#306 | The Murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia Part 1 | Cocaine, Corruption, and Filthy Money
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Maltese Politics
Malta is 17 miles by 9 and flooded with cocaine, corruption and filthy money. In Daphne's own words, Malta had become an excellent place for everyone from Mexican drug cartels to Russian oligarchs to launder their money. Practically every day there was a new seedy and nasty scandal that was reported on her blog. As you might imagine, because she was pointing the finger at the country's most powerful men, she was targeted. There were frequent claims of libel that she had written untrue stories about people. And what's more, she was frequently attacked and harassed by members of the public. She would constantly have people driving past her house and shouting vile insults. One of
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