Raajje TV slapped with MVR2 mn fine
The station accused the broadcasting watchdog of trying to obstruct its work ahead of a presidential election.
08 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
Private broadcaster Raajje TV has been slapped with a fine of MVR2 million (US$129,807) a month after the station accused the Maldives Broadcasting Commission of trying to obstruct its work ahead of a presidential election.
The fine was approved at a meeting Wednesday after the opposition-aligned station was found to have aired content that threatened national security, the MBC said in a statement.
It also said the station was given the opportunity to respond to the complaint and ordered to pay the money within 30 days, local media reported.
But Raajje TV’s Chief Operating Officer Fiyaz Moosa told Sun they were unaware of the fine.
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