A motion has been tabled in parliament to revoke Tony Zarb's Gieh ir-Repubblika, the highest honor a Maltese citizen can receive.
In it they quote Zarb as saying "keep messing around, keep placing flowers, you can adore her, but the important thing is that she'll never be back", referring to the make-shift memorial of assassinated journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
The memorial had been placed at the foot of the Great Siege Monument, and has resulted in an ongoing argument as to whether it should be placed there or not. The memorial has been removed many times, a number of which under orders by the Justice Ministry, and replaced by activists.
The motion states, amongst other things, that his statement surmounts to apologist remarks with regards to Caruana Galizia's death. It also argues that Zarb's video makes one think that had he been able to stop it from happening, he would not have acted, whilst at the same time, justifying what the three alleged murderers did
The motion also accuses him of encouraging an environment through which attacks on journalists flourish, multiply and become accepted. Also stated in the motion is the accusation that Zarb is trying to kill important values in the Maltese Constitution, particularly the right to life.
Finally, it condemns him for not leading by example as a recipient of the highest honor in the country.
The motion was signed by Opposition Leader Adrian Delia and Nationalist MP Jason Azzopardi.
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