Govt can control media through new bill: Dr. Falah

4 days ago

According to the former Judicial Service Commission (JSC) member Dr. Shamsul Falah, the recently proposed Maldives Media and Broadcasting Commission Act bill would facilitate government influence on local media, and called to recant it. The bill was sponsored by Thulhaadhoo MP Abdul Hannan Aboobakur, which proposes the commission will be under the purview of the President while additionally introducing new punitive