Raajje TV faces inquiry for airing corruption allegations against president
The Maldives Broadcasting Commission has launched an investigation into a talk show aired by Raajje TV in which an opposition member levelled allegations of corruption at President Abdulla Yameen.
28 Feb 2016, 9:00 AM
The Maldives Broadcasting Commission has launched an investigation into a talk show aired by Raajje TV in which an opposition member levelled allegations of corruption at President Abdulla Yameen.
Ibrahim Ashraf, an MBC member, said the broadcasting regulator was investigating a complaint lodged by a member of the public, but declined to comment further.
The investigation concerns the February 9 episode of the popular Fala Suruhee (Headlines) talk show, during which Ali Waheed, the chairperson of the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party, challenged the president to dispute evidence purportedly showing that a local company implicated in a corruption scandal had deposited US$1million to his bank account at the Maldives Islamic Bank.
According to Raajje TV, the MBC letter claimed that the program contravened broadcasting codes against defamation and profane content.
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