Raajje TV to appeal MBC fine, sue police
Raajje TV has plans to appeal the Maldives Broadcasting Commission decision to fine the station, also saying Monday it is suing the police for negligence over a 2013 arson attack that destroyed its studio.
09 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM
Raajje TV has plans to appeal the Maldives Broadcasting Commission decision to fine the station, also saying Monday it is suing the police for negligence over a 2013 arson attack that destroyed its studio.
The opposition-aligned station was fined MVR 500,000 ($32,467) for airing comments the broadcasting regulator claimed posed a threat to national security – remarks from opposition MP Mohamed Musthafa of the Thimarafushi constituency on July 28.
Raajje TV condemned the fine in a statement, saying it was politically motivated.
“The commission has yet to draw up guidelines on what content is damaging to national security. The commission president himself has acquiesced to this, where he said the Commission was still compiling the regulations on taking action. Therefore, in the absence of regulations, the actions levied at Raajje TV this year is strongly believed to be politically motivated.”
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