Raajje TV pays fine as court appeal begins
Raajje TV was last month penalised for broadcasting remarks from an opposition MP, the third fine slapped on it this year by the Maldives Broadcasting Commission.
05 Nov 2017, 9:00 AM
Raajje TV has paid off an MVR500,000 ($32,467) fine imposed by the broadcasting regulator for airing comments deemed a threat to national security, as a preliminary hearing to appeal an earlier fine began Sunday.
The opposition-aligned station was last month penalised for broadcasting remarks from opposition MP Mohamed Musthafa. It was the third fine slapped on Raajje TV this year by the Maldives Broadcasting Commission, increasing tensions between journalists and the government-backed watchdog.
The station’s Chief Operating Officer, Hussain Fiyaz Moosa, told reporters that Raajje TV was appealing the previous fine in a bid to get the money back.
“We won’t stop our fight against these unjust penalties. We will get justice and the members of the commission will have to take responsibility,” he said.
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