Raajje TV in court over libel lawsuit
Yazeed Mohamed, the commissioner general of taxation, sued Raajje TV over a July 30 article accusing him of tax fraud
04 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM
Lawyers representing the tax commissioner and the opposition-aligned television station, Raajje TV, met Sunday at the civil court in an attempt to resolve a dispute over libel charges.
Yazeed Mohamed, the commissioner general of taxation, sued Raajje TV over a July 30 article accusing him of tax fraud.
The article claimed Yazeed had rented out a luxury flat he owned to a foreigner, but had failed to pay business profit tax on the lease.
The flat at the Rehendhi complex was given by the government at a discounted price last year. At the time, the government had said the flats to judges and heads of independent institutions were given to “ensure integrity of independent institutions.”
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