Raymond Caruana

Raymond Caruana (9 May 1960 – 5 December 1986) was a Maltese political activist affiliated with the Nationalist Party (PN). Caruana was murdered in a drive-by shooting at a PN club in Gudja.

Murder

While at the PN club in Gudja, Malta, a car drove past the club firing several shots. One bullet fatally hit Caruana in the throat, killing him.

Peter Paul Busuttil was accused of the murder; however, in the Maltese Law Courts, it later transpired that Busuttil had been the victim of a frame-up by the Labour Party with the aid of the police. The case is still unsolved to the present days.

During the December 1986 TV transmission of the budget debates in Parliament, Wistin Abela assaulted Eddie Fenech Adami when the latter brought up the shooting of Raymond Caruana.

References

• Editor "Raymond Caruana family angry at being exploited at Caruana Galizia 'shrine'" Article in "The Times of Malta", 16 February 2018
• Matthew Vella "Pietru Pawl Busuttil, victim of 1986 police frame-up, passes away" Article in "The Malta Today", 28 June 2017
• Rachel Attard, "After promises of justice, Raymond Caruana’s family has not even been contacted" Article in "The Malta Independent", 4 December 2016
• Daphne Caruana Galizia, "Shot dead at 26 by Mintoff’s thugs" Article in "Running Commentary", 24 August 2012
• Bertrand Borg "Will Raymond Caruana killer remain free?" Article in "The Times of Malta", 4 December 2011
• Lou Bondi "Raymond Caruana's murder and Julia's family?" Article in "BondiBlog", 28 October 2011