The office of Tunisian President Kais Saied has fired the head of the country’s official television station and other top state officials amid political turmoil his critics have described as a coup.
Saied has appointed a temporary replacement for the president of Wataniya television, Mohamed Lassaad Dahech, Saied's office said. The firing of the TV chief Wednesday came just hours after AFP reported that a journalism union representative and human rights activist who were scheduled to appear on a show were prevented by security agents from entering the studios. The Defense Ministry and the presidency denied issuing such orders.
