Opposition condemns ‘desperate’ smear campaign against Al Jazeera
The opposition has condemned a campaign launched by President Abdulla Yameen’s administration to discredit an upcoming corruption exposé by Al Jazeera as “desperate moves by a government on the defensive”
07 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM
The opposition has condemned a campaign launched by President Abdulla Yameen’s administration to discredit an upcoming corruption exposé by Al Jazeera as “desperate moves by a government on the defensive.”
“A single documentary by Al Jazeera has thrown Yameen’s government to a sweat. It looks like all hell has broken loose for Yameen,” said MP Imthiyaz Fahmy, a spokesman for the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party.
The film by Al Jazeera’s investigative unit, ‘Stealing Paradise,’ claims to feature Yameen’s alleged abuses of power and corruption. It is expected to be aired on Wednesday.
As anticipation mounted, ministers and MPs rushed to Yameen’s defence, claiming Al Jazeera was bribed by the opposition to produce the film, one the state broadcaster has described as a plot to damage the Maldivian economy.
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