Critical news website closes citing unrelenting political pressure
CNM, a popular news website critical of the Maldives government, has been forced shut after it exposed the first lady’s misuse of state resources.
25 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
A popular news website critical of the Maldives government has been forced shut after it exposed the first lady’s misuse of state resources, staff have said.
Directors of Channel News Maldives annulled its parent company at an emergency meeting Friday night, citing political pressure by the government, according to several informed sources.
The website has now been taken offline.
Mohamed Ali Janah, a construction magnate, who holds a controlling share in the paper, dismissed claims of political pressure. “It’s a business, we didn’t want to go ahead with the business any more,” he said in an interview with pro-government news website Avas.
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