Sunday, January 22, 2012

[ZESTCaste] Maldives: Police to protect boadcasting stations

http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/39879

Police to protect boadcasting stations
Fazeena Ahmed, Haveeru Online
Jan 22, 2012 - 12:33

The building, which currently houses the channel One operated by
Maldives National Broadcasting Corporation (MNBC): MBC has requested
police protection for broadcasting stations, media and jounalists.
HAVEERU FILE PHOTO

The building, which currently houses the channel One operated by
Maldives National Broadcasting Corporation (MNBC): MBC has requested
police protection for broadcasting stations, media and jounalists.
HAVEERU FILE PHOTO

Maldives Broadcasting Commission (MBC) has requested police protection
for broadcasting stations, media equipment and journalists.

The MBC expressed concern for the attacks on journalists and the media
following the recent political unrest in Male'.

President of MBC Badhuruh Naseer said the matter was discussed
directly with the police commissioner by phone and an official letter
had also been submitted to the police regarding the matter.

In the press release by the commission, Badhuru said that the attacks
and threats to the freedom of the media cannot be tolerated, and that
journalistic freedom is a right stipulated in very broad terms under
article 28 of the constitution.

The commission had also previously condemned the attacks on Maldives
National Broadcasting Corporation journalists and property during the
recent anti-government protests.


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