Chairman of state broadcaster now heads ruling party TV station, news website
Manik, who chairs the state’s Public Service Media (PSM) board, was appointed as the chief operating officer of PPM’s Channel 13 in August. He has now taken on the role of chief executive officer of Avas, a news website set up by Vice President Ahmed Adeeb.
20 Sep 2015, 9:00 AM
Ibrahim Umar Manik, the chairman of state broadcaster, is now the head of a private ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives (PPM) aligned TV station and a news website.
Manik, who chairs the state’s Public Service Media (PSM) board, was appointed as the chief operating officer of PPM’s Channel 13 in August. He has now taken on the role of chief executive officer of Avas, a news website set up by Vice President Ahmed Adeeb.
“The PSM Act does not prohibit me from taking on these positions. The law was written by parliamentarians, who represent the Maldivian public,” Manik told The Maldives Independent when asked if he saw a conflict of interest in working in the private sector.
PSM was established in late April under a new law passed by the parliament to replace the Maldives Broadcasting Corporation, which previously operated the state television and radio station.
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