Officials Force Group Off Public Blue Lagoon Spot, Says Moviment Graffitti

Moviment Graffitti have released a video showing public officials enforcing ‘illegitimate private interests at the Blue Lagoon.’

‘The incident, which took place on Sunday, 14 June 2026, shows Malta Tourism Authority officials forcing a group of friends, who were lying on a rocky part of the public Blue Lagoon beach, to move away.’

The group said that although there were no sunbeds or umbrellas in the area where they were sitting, authority officials ordered them to leave and even threatened to call the police.

The activist group said that they are in no way calling for disciplinary action against the officials, as this is a ‘systemic issue that goes beyond individual responsibility.’

‘The Comino nature reserve, and the Blue Lagoon in particular, have been taken over by a Government-sponsored web of commercial interests that prioritises mass tourism over the public’s right to enjoy this unique place and over environmental protection’, they said.

‘Besides the occupation of public space by sunbeds, the Blue Lagoon is crowded with kiosks and other businesses selling all kinds of goods, services and activities.’

‘Most damaging of all is the constant flow of large boats ferrying thousands of tourists to the area, many of whom are recruited from places such as St Paul’s Bay and Sliema.’

‘Most damaging of all is the constant flow of large boats ferrying thousands of tourists to the area, many of whom are recruited from places such as St Paul’s Bay and Sliema.’

The group called for this situation to change immediately.

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