Julia Farrugia, editor of the newspaper Illum, has filed court proceedings against columnist Daphne Caruana Galizia, protesting that recent contributions in her blog were libelous. She said that she could not allow her name to be somehow linked to political events with which she had nothing to do.

Ms Farrugia said she is also requesting the court to hear the case with urgency.

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