Reporters Without Borders blasts “persecution” of Raajje TV
31 Oct 2013, 12:38 PM
Daniel Bosley
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has released a statement further criticising the “persecution” of Raajje TV, after the recent initiation of a Supreme Court ordered investigation into its content.
The station is currently under investigation by police after the court ordered they look into an October 19 news report which is alleged to have defamed the institution.
“Not only is the accusation spurious but the investigation has been assigned to the police, which has no competence in such a matter,” RSF said.
“As the Maldives Media Council, the Maldives Broadcasting Commission [MBC] and the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party have all said, such an investigation is the Council’s responsibility.”
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