Member sues media council over refusal to investigate Raajje TV protest
Assad Shareef, a member of the Maldives Media Council, sued the regulatory body for declining to investigate a silent protest staged by Raajje TV staff at this year’s journalism awards ceremony.
27 Nov 2017, 9:00 AM
A member of the Maldives print and online media regulator has sued it for declining to investigate a silent protest staged by Raajje TV staff at this year’s journalism awards ceremony.
Assad Shareef, a former actor and unsuccessful ruling party parliamentary candidate, filed the lawsuit against the Maldives Media Council at the civil court.
“The issue is not against Raajje TV. When the protest happened in an MMC event it should have been stopped. I told the president of MMC and others that we have to stop the protests and no action was taken when it happened. Later I raised the issue but the council decided to do nothing about it,” he told the Maldives Independent.
Assad said he was unsatisfied with the council’s handling of the protest at the award ceremony on October 11.
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