Raajje TV launches fundraising to pay record fine
The fundraising effort was launched by opposition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
11 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Private broadcaster Raajje TV launched Friday a new fundraising drive to pay off a record MVR2 million (US$129,807) fine imposed by the broadcasting regulator.
The fine was punishment for airing a speech during an opposition protest that was deemed defamatory towards President Abdulla Yameen as well as a threat to national security. But the opposition-aligned station says the real purpose is to obstruct its coverage of the presidential campaign.
The fundraising effort was launched Friday afternoon by joint opposition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih ‘Ibu,’ who condemned the hefty fine as arbitrary and symptomatic of imperilled press freedom in the Maldives.
A fund box was placed outside the Raajje TV office in Malé as opposition running mate Faisal Naseem opened a box on the island of Hinnavaru in Lhaviyani atoll.
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