Police question Vnews editor over ‘misleading’ headline
The police contended that the headline, ‘Adam Azim arrested on charges of trying to topple the government,’ misrepresented the content of the arrest warrant. The senior opposition figure was accused of speaking in a manner that encouraged the illegal overthrow of the government.
11 Jun 2017, 9:00 AM
Vnews senior editor Ahmed Rifau was summoned for questioning at the police headquarters Saturday night over a headline about the arrest of a senior opposition figure.
The police contended that the headline, ‘Adam Azim arrested on charges of trying to topple the government,’ misrepresented the content of the arrest warrant. Azim was accused of speaking in a manner that encouraged the illegal overthrow of the government and of undermining public trust and inciting hatred toward the judiciary.
“I told the officers that the charges on the court warrant cannot be quoted word by word in the headline. I said if I was trying to mislead, I would not have quoted what was said in the court warrant in the article,” Rifau told the Maldives Independent.
The journalist was questioned for about half an hour. The police spokesman declined to comment on Rifau’s interrogation, citing an ongoing investigation.
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