Sabrina Agius, the RTK journalist at the centre of controversial e-mail exchanges with the leader of the opposition has been suspended, with the company having launched disciplinary proceedings against her, informed sources said.

However Ms Agius contacted timesofmalta to say she had been fired, not suspended.

The Nationalist Party, through the head of news, Nathaniel Attard, yesterday released a batch of e-mails covering 11 months in which Ms Agius told Dr Muscat on what was going on at her place of work and spoke on political issues.

In his replies Dr Muscat spoke on how she was needed at RTK and at one time also suggested she seek employment at The Times or PBS.

Dr Muscat, speaking in parliament yesterday, called for an investigation, saying the e-mails were acquired through spying or hacking.

See the correspondence as released by the PN on pdf below.

Ms Agius earlier this month sued RTK, claiming that she was politically discriminated when she was not appointed head of news. 

See also

Joseph Muscat complains of hacking, demands investigation -

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20111019/local/joseph-muscat-complains-of-hacking-demands-investigation.389857

See also blogs by Andrew Borg Cardona and Fr Joe Borg on this website.