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Updated 5.30pm
The assasination of Daphne Caruana Galizia was not a crime like any other, Italian politician Antonio di Pietro said on Sunday evening, saying that it was not enough to find out who had killed her but rather who ordered it.
"There is only one way to get this...by making your voices heard. Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed, because she was isolated. That is why you must unite," he told the crowd.
The anti-corruption campaigner warned that corruption whittles away the system, and that people needed to remain alert as the mafia was ingrained in society.
"In a democracy there must be respect for the laws. I am here to show that this can happen. I am here because I saw that people were giving up on democracy, just like in Italy, where so many had to die before the matter was tackled.
"I see all of you reacting to what happened in your country and that is a good sign," he said to applause.
Former FIAU employee Jonathan Ferris and the widower of blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia were among the people gathering in front of the Parliament as the latest in a string of protests about the breakdown in the rule of law.
Former Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, and Michael Briguglio...