Raajje TV resumes politics coverage ‘for the sake of viewers’
Raajje TV’s chief operating officer said the station decided to resume regular broadcasts last night for the sake of its viewers despite failed attempts to seek assurances from the authorities. The media regulatory body had threatened to revoke licenses of TV stations that air content deemed to pose a threat to national security.
09 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
The opposition-aligned Raajje TV has resumed regular broadcasts after suspending coverage of political affairs over inability to “report without fear” during the ongoing state of emergency
The privately-owned TV station suspended current affairs coverage on Friday night following the brief detention of a fourth journalist and warnings from the the media regulatory body of revoking the licenses of stations that air content deemed to endanger national security.
Hussain Fiyaz Moosa, Raajje TV’s chief operating officer, told the The Maldives Independent, that the station decided to resume regular broadcasts last night for the sake of its viewers despite failed attempts to seek assurances from the authorities.
“Our attempts within these past two days to meet with state institutions to share our concerns were not successful. However, despite whatever we show, even if it is cartoons, our viewers choose no channel other than ours. So we realised that we were depriving our viewers of their right to information,” he said.
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