
A football match was held this past Sunday to honour Lassana Cisse, six years after his murder in 2019.
‘On 6th April 2019, Lassana Cisse, a Black migrant, was brutally killed in a racist drive-by shooting allegedly carried out by two off-duty Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) soldiers’, Moviment Graffitti explained in a statement.
‘Two other migrants were injured in the attack. Six years later, justice remains denied, and racism continues to dehumanise migrant communities in Malta.’
‘Today, we remember Lassana and stand in solidarity with all Black and racialised people who face violence simply for existing. Lassana’s murder was not an isolated incident—it was a terrorist attack, intended to instill fear and division.’
The activist group listed three demands for justice to take place: real accountability for Lassana’s murder and racist violence; institutional reform to root out racism from state structures; an end to racist rhetoric that fuels such hatred & violence.
‘Six years is too long to wait. Justice delayed is justice denied.’
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