RaajjeGate: A Timeline
The Maldives Broadcasting Commission has punished opposition-aligned RaajjeTV several times under the defamation law, increasing tensions between journalists and the government-backed regulator.
16 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM
In August 2016, the Maldives passed a controversial law that criminalised defamation and restricted freedom of expression. The Maldives Broadcasting Commission has punished opposition-aligned Raajje TV several times under this law, increasing tensions between journalists and the government-backed regulator.
Following is a timeline of actions taken by MBC against Raajje TV this year.
March 7: MBC fines Raajje TV MVR200,000 (US$13,000) and the station’s former journalist Aala Ibrahim MVR50,000 for “damaging the reputation and character” of an Addu City social worker over a rape case story.
March 12: Raajje TV sets up a “Defamation Fund” to pay off the fine.
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