Home minister moves to halt production of historical documentary
The home ministry has ordered a southern island to halt production on a movie documenting the forced eviction of its residents in 1962 as collective punishment for a separatist movement.
14 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
The home ministry has ordered a southern island to halt production on a movie documenting the 1962 forced eviction of its residents as collective punishment for seceding from the Maldivian state.
The historical documentary, Thenadhoo 1962, was due to shoot in July on the island of Thinadhoo in southern Gaaf Dhaal Atoll.
Home Minister Umar Naseer moved to block the production on Monday on “national security and public order grounds,” said Ahmed Naseer, the president of the Thinadhoo council.
In a letter on Monday, the home minister told the council the police have launched an investigation into the film’s production.
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