# Claim 724

A Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly report said a court ordered the freezing of Daphne Caruana Galizia's bank account in February 2017, prompting a group of NGOs to file a press-freedom alert.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: A Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly report said a court ordered the freezing of Daphne Caruana Galizia's bank account in February 2017, prompting a group of NGOs to file a press-freedom alert.
- Field: action
- Value: PACE report corroborates February 2017 freeze
- About: [incident 2017-malta-freezes-caruana-galizia-account](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2017-malta-freezes-caruana-galizia-account)
- Source: Daphne Caruana Galizia's assassination and the rule of law in Malta (PACE report). https://www.assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/JUR/Pdf/TextesProvisoires/2019/20190529-CaruanaGaliziaAssassination-EN.pdf
- Publisher: Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2019-05-29

## Quotation from the source

> in February 2017 a court ordered the freezing of Ms Caruana Galizia's bank account; in response, a group of NGOs filed an alert

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/claims/724. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.