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Peter Jegwa
A court in Tunisia has sentenced a prominent journalist to six months in prison for defaming a civil servant, according to his lawyer. Lilongwe, Malawi
Mohammed Boughalleb's brother and attorney both said he had faced charges of insulting a public official. Four former senior Malawi officials have been banned from entering the US over corruption allegations.
He was detained in the capital, Tunis, last month on a complaint from the official who works in the religious affairs ministry. They include former police chief George Kainja, former solicitor general and secretary of justice Reyneck Matemba, former director of public procurement and disposal of assets John Suzi-Banda and former police service attorney Mwabi Kaluba.
Reports say the official accused Boughalleb of "damaging her honour and reputation" in Facebook posts and in the local media. The four were designated by the State Department “as generally ineligible for entry into the United States, due to their involvement in significant corruption”.
Mr Boughalleb, a radio journalist, is known as an outspoken critic of President Kais Saied. Mr Matemba
The head of the national journalists' union, Zied Dabbar, said the incident was the latest attempt by the state to intimidate journalists. is also the immediate former head of the Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau.
The international media organisation, Reporters Without Borders, has warned of growing restrictions on journalists in Tunisia. The ban also extends to the spouses of the ex-officials.
The statement released on Wednesday said the banned officials “abused their public positions by accepting bribes
and other articles of value from a private businessperson in exchange for
awarding a government procurement contract for the Malawi Police Service”.
The former officials
are also facing charges in Malawi after they were named on a list of more than
80 prominent Malawians accused by the anti-graft body of having corrupt
dealings with a British businessman, Zuneth Sattar.
All four
and Mr Sattar deny any wrongdoing.
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