Raajje TV pays off record fine
The station has been fined millions since an anti-defamation law came into effect.
09 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Broadcaster Raajje TV Sunday paid off a record fine of MVR2 million (US$129,807) over content deemed defamatory towards President Abdulla Yameen and a threat to national security.
It has so far paid MVR3.7 million as fines on four separate occasions since a heavily criticised anti-defamation law came into effect.
Senior station staff went to the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority office Sunday afternoon with boxes used in their fundraising events. They carried five small white boxes and two large wooden boxes.
The station said MVR800,000 was donated by the general public and MVR100,000 was raised through selling t-shirts featuring the station’s logo. The rest of the money was donated by well-wishers.
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