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12 Mar 2018 | Mon 23:10
RaajjeTV staff donates to VMedia to pay off anti-defamation fine
RaajjeTV staff donates to VMedia to pay off anti-defamation fine
Ashwa Faheem
V Media Defamation Fine
RaajjeTV donates to VMedia fund to pay off broadcast fine
The broadcasting commission imposed a fine of MVR 400,000 for airing a statement by MP Mustafa at an opposition rally
Humaam Ali
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The staff of RaajjeTV has donated to VMedia’s fund to pay off a MVR 400,000 fine for a broadcasting violation.

RaajjeTV COO Hussain Fiyaz Moosa said the fines are a hindrance to the media’s efforts to hold the government accountable, and asked that everyone donate to VMedia’s fund.

VMedia’s Director General Imad Latheef said that RaajjeTV has also been the victim of numerous fines and so VMedia would need RaajjeTV’s experience in the matter.

Imad also noted that some regulators are seen to be looking out for interests of specific parties.

The broadcasting commission imposed a fine of MVR 400,000 on VMedia for airing a statement by MP Mohamed Mustafa at an opposition rally in December, which had violated anti-defamation laws.

VMedia group placed a fund box in the lobby area of their office to receive donations from supporters and well-wishers to pay up the fine within the thirty-day deadline.

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6 years ago
Economistake
In his effort to attain absolute control over everything under the sky of Maldives, Yameen will do everything in his power no matter what! He needs to hide the crimes he had committed including sale of the country's sovereignty (sale of islands to china), politically motivated killings, embezzlements, hijacking of the parliament, judiciary and even putting his own brother in jail. He had taken huge loans without approval of parliament and flushed the money to his cronies and made Male' a concrete jail with the left over. He had indebted generations by taking loans despite the proceeds from sale of islands.
last year today