The Fahazavàna radio station’s reporter in extended police custody

The journalists have been submitted to the public prosecutor’s office on Thursday May 27th. The authorities are currently after the radio station’s director, Didier Ravoahangiarison. The man has already been imprisoned with journalist Lolot Ratsimba in January. 

Police related sources explained that the preventive police detention may be extended to a couple of weeks, namely because the concerned suspects are being charged with states security breach, among various other charges. 

The Malagasy journalists’ mobilization flamme is dying down. Since March 2009, the Great Isle has dramatically dropped in Reporters without Borders’ press freedom chart.