valletta daphne caruana galizia post two items last monday popular blog one ridicule malta opposition leader round shoulder denounce senior government official crook typical morning work do set white peugeot 108 run errand barely make past front gate bomb tear car throw adjacent field kill instantly death shock malta small nation european union engulf wave graft scandals include accusations money launder influence peddle government deny caruana galizia expose many case love readers fearless anti-corruption crusader critics saw muck-raking fantasist prime minister joseph muscat main target promise everything would do find killers friends family low expectations anyone bring justice see murky power behind professional hit do away buy say manuel delia blogger describe 53-year-old caruana galizia mentor polemicist provocateur critic unique malta trail-blazing journalist caruana galizia one malta first political columnists 1990s time newspapers staid male-dominated confine establish media frustrate 2008 set blog run commentary one-woman operation draw 400,000 page view day match volumes record websites large dailies sometimes post 30 items day mix caustic commentary tabloid gossip detail graft allegations supply call network spy blog allow express exactly want expose abuse wherever saw say petra caruana dingli friend slay writer much criticism level muscat leftist labour party power 2013 nearly quarter century uninterrupted rule conservative nationalist party taint corruption scandals malta rocky archipelago 100 km 60 miles south sicily population 430,000 major soccer club religious divisions instead people define politics caruana galizia see nationalist camp deny anyone camp say labour turn malta mafia state something party reject fierce labour critic definitely fair critic say glenn bedingfield labour parliamentarian make personal attack way look way dress use ridicule anyone associate labour party camp kind hurt lot people could also shake party core last year so-called panama paper find muscat chief staff one minister panama-registered company say create firm hide bribe deny wrongdoing year say proof muscat wife also own panama-based company allegedly receive million azerbaijan grow commercial tie malta deny accusations muscat instigate investigation magistrates hear evidence caruana galizia yet release find muscat call snap elections june say want fresh mandate prevent political uncertainty damage economy strong performer european union critics caruana galizia say economic success fuel scheme sell maltese passports foreigners hand licence turn malta online gamble capital europe government say initiatives legitimate voters return muscat office stable majority stun victory caruana galizia halt work blog month spend time three sons take care much love house garden return summer surprise new target adrian delia look become leader nationalist party np np supporters saw betrayal vilify social media people call hag slut witch say friend caruana dingli take toll carry regardless go newspapers fear tread caruana galizia accuse delia draw money london-based prostitution racket deny file five libel suit caruana galizia receive 36 libel suit past nine months alone include 19 property developer economy minister persuade court freeze bank account ensure could pay lose case libel suit part wide strategy shut say corinne vella one caruana galizia three sisters seem design eat time money caruana galizia come well-to-do family husband successful lawyer besides blog also edit glossy magazine write newspaper columns confident would win malta libel suit case maximum damage total 11,647 euros 13,728 four days kill police say make arrest predict take weeks accumulate evidence think people silence journalists write plan write muscat tell reuters office valletta caruana galizia friends family say aware uncover explosive new stories ask tell get enough say blogger manuel delia death blogger cast shadow murky malta