Judicial Commission recommends govt to suspend Malego

The high-level judicial commission formed to probe atrocities against the recent pro-democracy mass movement has recommended the government to suspend Director General of the Department of Information, Narayan Gopal Malego.

Malego has been accused of conniving in the abuse of national treasury by allocating funds for the National Federation of Journalists and discouraging a free press by implementing one-door advertisement policy.

He has also been accused of concealing official information of the government. Malego's continued hold on the post could mean giving him space to destroy evidence against him.

The government has already suspended nine security officials including three security chiefs and arrested five ministers of the royal government on the recommendation of the five-member high-level commission for misusing their posts, power and government resources to suppress the pro-democracy movement.