Regulator bans Raajje TV report on Afrasheem murder cover-up
The broadcasting regulator has ordered the opposition-aligned Raajje TV not to air a news report featuring a young man who claims police offered him MVR500,000 (US$32,509) to frame a suspect in the high-profile murder of a parliamentarian.
23 Jul 2016, 9:00 AM
The broadcasting regulator has ordered the opposition-aligned Raajje TV not to air a news report featuring a young man who claims police offered him MVR500,000 (US$32,509) to frame a suspect in the high-profile murder of a parliamentarian.
The Maldives Broadcasting Commission ordered Raajje TV not to show the content again pending the outcome of a complaint.
The complainant said the private station failed to bring both sides of the story and violated the broadcasting code of practice, which also requires stations to report the truth fairly and without bias, the oversight body said in a letter.
Raajje TV aired the report on an alleged cover-up of Dr Afrasheem Ali’s brutal murder in October 2012 during its prime time ’60 Minutes’ programme on Monday night.
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