# Metsola refuses Joseph Muscat’s handshake during the Daphne crisis

Date: 2019

In late 2019, as Malta’s prime minister faced mass protest after the Caruana Galizia murder investigation, [Metsola](/people/gov-roberta-metsola) refused to shake his hand and told him to get out. A refused handshake is a completed communication act, not a Maltese indictment.

## People

- Roberta Metsola: https://factrail.ai/people/roberta-metsola

## Drivers

- Institutional Corruption: https://factrail.ai/drivers/institutional-corruption

## Sources

- https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/roberta-metsola-from-student-eu-campaigner-to-its-parliaments.928600
- https://www.europarl.europa.eu/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-metsola-daphne-muscat-2019