This archive report was first published on 2 December 2019.
Malta Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has agreed to step down after his replacement is chosen in January, amid allegations he obstructed justice in the murder investigation of investigative blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Caruana Galizia's family has called for police to investigate Muscat, alleging he protected high-profile politicians implicated in her murder.
Police sources said the family's request, filed in court, would not be answered immediately.
Protesters demanding Muscat's immediate departure were set to rally in parliament square, while a group backing the outgoing PM was organising a counter demonstration outside Labour party headquarters.
Caruana Galizia, a mother of three, was blown up in a car bomb near her home in October 2017.
A European Parliament delegation is due to arrive in the country and will examine doubts about the judiciary's independence and allegations of corruption.
Tycoon Yorgen Fenech, arrested as he tried to leave on his yacht, was charged with complicity in the murder.
