Raajje TV ordered to stop live broadcast of popular talk show
Raajje TV has been ordered to stop live broadcast of its popular talk show Fala Surukhee for airing an interview with an opposition member who leveled allegations of corruption at President Abdulla Yameen.
28 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
Raajje TV has been ordered to stop live broadcast of its popular talk show, Fala Surukhee, following a complaint over an episode in which an opposition member levelled allegations of corruption at President Abdulla Yameen.
The Maldives Broadcasting Commission ordered the opposition-aligned station to apologise for “defamatory and profane content,” and said the talk show must be stopped if Raajje TV is unwilling to broadcast it with a delay.
The order relates to a February 9 episode during which Ali Waheed, the chairperson of the Maldivian Democratic Party, challenged Yameen to dispute evidence purportedly showing that a local company implicated in the Maldives biggest ever corruption scandal had deposited US$500,000 to his bank account at the Maldives Islamic Bank.
The watchdog Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating the case, but is yet to release a final report. It has previously sought Yameen’s records from the MIB.
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