Sangu TV slapped with MVR100,000 defamation fine
MP Musthafa defamed President Yameen when he said the present administration has “introduced nothing but theft to the country”, the Maldives Broadcasting Commission concluded following an inquiry.
29 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM
The broadcasting regulator has slapped a fine of MVR100,000 (US$6,500) on Sangu TV over remarks by an opposition lawmaker in December last year.
MP Mohamed Musthafa used an obscenity and defamed President Abdulla Yameen during a live event when he said the present administration has “introduced nothing but theft to the country”, the Maldives Broadcasting Commission concluded following an inquiry.
Sangu TV was found to have breached the 2016 anti-defamation and freedom of speech law by broadcasting the content. The privately-owned station was ordered to make a formal apology and pay the fine within one month.
Protesting the fine, Ibrahim Waheed ‘Asward,’ the station’s managing director, said the MBC has become “the main source of collecting revenue for the state”.
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