Four journalists who were dismissed by the state-run Malawi Broadcasting Coorporation (MBC) for allegedly sympathising with the opposition in the run up to the 15 June elections have sought the intervention of the country's ombudsman.
PANA reported that the ombudsman had summoned the acting
director-general of the MBC to explain how the four had lost their jobs. Local and international rights groups and labour organisations have accused the government of not respecting democratic principles in dismissing the four.
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