Applications open for vacant seats on BroadCom

Applications for the vacant posts on the Broadcasting Commission (BroadCom) has been announced by the President’s Office.

The announcement for these positions came after the President of the Commission Mohamed Shaheeb resigned. Applications for the vacant seats can be submitted until the 20th of this month.

Applicants must be a Maldivian of 18 years of age and must not have been convicted of hudud in Islam during the last five years. He or She must also not be in an elected position under the Constitution. Civil servants and people with an interest in the Communication and Broadcasting industry are also barred from applying to this position.

Shaheeb resigned from his post as President of the Commission on October 10, while the post of Vice President of the Commission is also now vacant. Vice President Fathimath Zaina was dismissed from her post by a parliamentary vote of no confidence today. A previous announcement for membership of the BroadCom saw 36 applications be made by some experienced members of the media industry. That was in response to two members resigning from the Commission.

The names of these applicants were sent to the Parliament by the President which was then forwarded to the Committee on Independent Institutions in August.