PD MEP Candidate and former party leader Anthony Buttigieg made an appeal for national unity in defence of freedom and against those who ordered the killings of Karin Grech, Raymond Caruana and Daphne Caruana Galizia.

Buttigieg argued that "as a country, we cannot find out whether we could have avoided each tragedy unless we have a truly independent inquiry, fully independent of politics and free from personal conflict of interests."

Buttigieg noted the circumstances of the murders of Karin Grech and Raymond Caruana and distinguished from the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, arguing that her assassination is even more dangerous to democracy, since "independent journalism, whether you agree with it or not, is one of the pillars of our democracy".

Partit Demokratiku is proposing the establishment of a Truth and Justice Commission headed by the Comissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe. The Commission will conduct three separate public inquiries into the circumstances of the murders of Karin Grech, Raymond Caruana and Daphne Caruana Galizia. The purpose of the inquiries will be to establish whether the state lived up to its duty to protect the lives of each of the three victims and recommend reforms. In the case of Daphne Caruana Galizia, the Commission would also be expected to look into the broader implications of the murder on free speech and journalism in Malta.

A vote on the proposals is expected to be taken in Parliament on 12 December.