Jason Micallef slammed as 'outrageous' by international writers

A group of prominent global writers have chastised Valletta 2018 chairman Jason Micallef for his derogatory comments about Daphne Caruana Galizia, six months after her murder. In a statement endorsed by the likes of author Salman Rushdie and screen writer Ian McEwan, PEN International expressed "profound concerns" with the behaviour of the management of Valletta 2018. The statement was addressed to European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncket, Rule of Law Commissioner Frans Timmermans and Michel Magnier, director of Creative Europe. "Since her assassination, Micallef has repeatedly and publicly attacked and ridiculed Daphne Caruana Galizia on social media, ordered the removal of banners calling for justice for her death and called for her temporary memorial to be cleared," PEN International said. READ: Mock movie posters highlight six months since Daphne was killed Mr Micallef created a stir last month when he posted a picture of the big crowd for the St Patrick's Day celebration in St Julian's and in a twist of the last words written by Ms Caruana Galizia, wrote: "St Patrick's Day in Malta. The situation is desperate. There is happy people everywhere you look." He has...