Government Spokesperson Shahyb Reassigned Amid Controversy
Mohamed Shahyb, the chief spokesperson for the Maldives government, was reassigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs less than a month after his appointment. The move followed a formal complaint by local media outlets to President Mohamed Muizzu. Shahyb had previously served as chief of the Maldives Broadcasting Commission (MBC) during former President Abdul Yameen Abdul Gayoom's tenure, facing criticism for fines on TV stations seen as attacks on media freedom. He resigned from MBC when parliament moved to remove him. Shahyb, who has a three-decade journalism career, began his government service in 1987 as an attaché in Colombo.
Mohamed Shahyb, the chief spokesperson for the Maldives government, was reassigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs less than a month after his appointment. The move followed a formal complaint by local media outlets to President Mohamed Muizzu. Shahyb had previously served as chief of the Maldives Broadcasting Commission (MBC) during former President Abdul Yameen Abdul Gayoom's tenure, facing criticism for fines on TV stations seen as attacks on media freedom. He resigned from MBC when parliament moved to remove him. Shahyb, who has a three-decade journalism career, began his government service in 1987 as an attaché in Colombo.
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Mohamed Shahyb, the chief spokesperson for the Maldives government, was reassigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs less than a month after his appointment. The move followed a formal complaint by local media outlets to President Mohamed Muizzu. Shahyb had previously served as chief of the Maldives Broadcasting Commission (MBC) during former President Abdul Yameen Abdul Gayoom's tenure, facing criticism for fines on TV stations seen as attacks on media freedom. He resigned from MBC when parliament moved to remove him. Shahyb, who has a three-decade journalism career, began his government service in 1987 as an attaché in Colombo.
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