Maldives to ban religious extremist websites
The National Counterterrorism Centre held an impromptu press conference days after the US State Department issued a travel advisory citing the threat of a terror attack in the Maldives.
16 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
The Maldives is planning to block websites that spread religious extremist rhetoric online, the defence minister said.
The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), which is headed by the Defence Ministry, held an impromptu press conference days after the US State Department issued a travel advisory citing the threat of a terror attack in the Maldives.
“We have been noticing some information on websites and open sources that lead to people becoming more radicalised. We are continually working with the Communication Authority to block these websites, because we see this as necessary to do for the good of the Maldivian people,” Defence Minister Adam Shareef said Monday.
He acknowledged that members of terrorist organisations and foreign fighters were communicating with potential recruits.
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