PPM MP threatens to sue Al-Jazeera over corruption expose
A ruling party MP threatened to sue al-Jazeera last night over an upcoming documentary about alleged corruption and abuse of power by President Abdulla Yameen that has put the government on the defensive.
22 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM
A ruling party MP has threatened to sue Al-Jazeera over an upcoming documentary about alleged corruption and abuse of power by President Abdulla Yameen that has put the government on the defensive.
MP Riyaz Rasheed of the Progressive Party of Maldives threatened to sue the Doha-based broadcaster after an invitation card for the documentary’s premiere began circulating on social media over the weekend.
The documentary, titled ‘Stealing Paradise,’ by Al-Jazeera’s award-winning investigative unit, is scheduled for release on August 30 at the Royal Society of Arts in London.
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