MBC member under fire after Yameen event snaps emerge
Fathimath Zaina, who worked as an aide to First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim before joining the Maldives Broadcasting Commission, was photographed handing out seating arrangements to people at a rally Monday night.
10 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM
Journalists and politicians have questioned the independence of a broadcasting commission member after she was pictured organising a campaign event for President Abdulla Yameen.
Fathimath Zaina, who worked as an aide to First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim before joining the Maldives Broadcasting Commission, was photographed handing out seating arrangements to people at a rally Monday night.
Zaina was approved as a commission member last year along with four other Yameen loyalists, despite strong objection from the journalist community.
She was an administrative officer at the presidential palace and the editor of the pro-government ‘Yageen’ magazine prior to taking up the post.
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