President’s Office removes ‘socially unacceptable’ film awards pictures from website
01 May 2014, 12:56 PM
Zaheena Rasheed
The President’s Office has removed “socially unacceptable” pictures taken at Tuesday’s Maldives Film Awards from its website.
Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Muaz Ali told Minivan News the pictures had been removed on Wednesday evening following local media and social media criticism of “pictures against social norms.”
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and Defense Minister Ahmed Nazim attended the event held at the Olympus Theater in Malé. The ceremony was broadcast live on state broadcaster Television Maldives (TVM).
“We felt these pictures should not be on the President’s Office website. They are against social norms,” Muaz said.
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