Contentious media bill withdrawn following outcry

3 days ago

Independent lawmaker Abdul Hannan Aboobakr said on Tuesday that he has withdrawn the new media bill he submitted to the Parliament last week – legislature that would have allowed the government control over medias. The Maldives Media and Broadcasting Commission Bill was designed to create a seven-member Maldives Media and Broadcasting Commission, replacing the Maldives Broadcasting Commission and the Maldives Media