Raajje TV hits out at broadcast watchdog after record fine
The station has been fined the maximum amount of US$130,000.
09 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Raajje TV on Thursday criticised the Maldives’ broadcast watchdog over its “targeted attack” to restrict press freedom, after being hit with a record fine.
It was fined MVR2 million (US$129,807) by the Maldives Broadcasting Commission over content deemed defamatory towards President Abdulla Yameen and a threat to national security.
The content was a politician’s speech during the live broadcast of an opposition demonstration.
Raajje TV said the fine was the latest in a series of attacks “with the sole intent of creating fear of President Yameen and his regime.”
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