Campaign workers for President Yameen appointed to broadcasting regulator
The ruling party-dominated parliament has approved six of President Abdulla Yameen’s nominees to the Maldives Broadcasting Commission, including the regulator’s incumbent president and two campaign workers. A group of journalists staged a silent protest outside the People’s Majlis while voting on the nominees took place around 1:30pm.
04 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
The ruling party-dominated parliament has approved six of the president’s nominees to the Maldives Broadcasting Commission, including the regulator’s incumbent president and two campaign workers for President Abdulla Yameen.
A group of journalists staged a silent protest outside the People’s Majlis while voting on the nominees took place around 1:30pm, expressing concern that opposition-aligned TV and radio stations will be unfairly targeted by the newly appointed members.
The journalists included several arrested from a sit-in protest outside the president’s office Sunday morning.
The names of all 23 individuals who had applied to the president’s office to fill upcoming vacancies in the seven-member commission were forwarded to the parliament in late May. However, the names were ranked in order of preference.
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