MP Meekail alleges media control bill drafted by AGO

6 days ago

Ahmed Meekail Ahmed, a lawmaker from the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) alleged on Tuesday that the contentious media control bill was drafted not by Thulaadhoo MP Abdul Hannan Aboobakr who sponsored it, but by the Attorney General’s Office (AGO), adding that he doubts independent but pro-government parliamentarian even read the 52-page bill. On Monday, Hannan submitted a new bill