The Labour Party, led by deputy leader Chris Fearne, on Friday Karin Grech who was killed by a letter bomb 41 years ago.

Dr Fearne said this was a political death and said politics should be a mechanism of improving people’s lives. However, there existed circumstances where politics brought about hatred, as happened in this case.

He insisted that although violence hurt people, it never won because good always won.

Earlier, Partit Demokratiku’s deputy leader Timothy Alden said in a statement that another year had gone by since Ms Grech’s death without closure for Malta.

“It is a pity that the PL and PN blocked PD’s recent amendment in Parliament which would have created a truly independent Truth and Justice Commission which would have focused on the unsolved political murders of Karin Grech, Raymond Caruana, and Daphne Caruana Galizia,” he said.

Mr Alden said PD reaffirmed its commitment to work for a society free of tribal politics and partisan hatreds and shall continue to champion good governance, equity and a better Malta for all, regardless of affiliation.

Alternattiva Demokratika chairman Carmel Cacopardo in the evening placed flowers on Ms Grech's monument in San Ġwann.

He said the commemoration of such unfortunate events of violence was very important. "The pain felt by the Grech family and by so many other families is the pain of the whole country."

His presence, he said, was a sign of AD's commitment against violence and intolerance. The way forward when there were differences of opinion was dialogue and discussion.

"Violence should never be seen as a solution in a functioning democracy," Mr Cacopardo said.