Communication Minister’s comment on withdrawing broadcasting licences “just advice”
19 Jan 2012, 6:54 PM
Hawwa Lubna
The Maldives Journalist Association (MJA) and the Maldives Broadcasting Commission (MBC) have raised concerns over an alleged “threat” to the media from Minister of Transport and Communication Adhil Saleem, after he claimed that the broadcasting licence of media stations “misleading the public” would be revoked.
Adhil reportedly made the remarks during a meeting on Thursday with members of MBC, the broadcast media’s regulatory body.
Following the meeting, MBC held a press conference in which the commission President Badr Naseer contended that the commission legally reserves the right to suspend or renew a licence while according to section 44 of broadcasting commission courts hold the right to revoke a licence given to a media station.
Therefore, he argued, Minister Adhil’s threat “does not have any legal weight”.
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