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Journalists Face Legal Consequences for Unauthorised Entry Into Military Site

The Maldives National Defence Force submitted a police case against Dhiyares newspaper journalists for entering the Uthuru Thila Falhu military site by speedboat on Sunday without permission, saying they filmed Indian contractors working there. The incident coincided with President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's announcement that land would be reclaimed from UTF to build flats for Malé-area residents, with applications opened on Sunday.

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What happened

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  1. Sun 24 Sep
    Dhiyares newspaper journalists entered the UTF military site on a speedboat without permission. Uthuru Thila Falhu (UTF) military site on Sunday only Maldives Republic the journalists trespassed into the UTF military site on a speedboat on Sunday without permission from the authorities

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  • entering army installations without permission is prohibited, and if unauthorised persons attempt to enter such places, the army is obliged, by the laws and regulations, to prevent it.

    Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) Maldives Republic Open the report (Maldives Republic)

  • irrefutable evidence

    Dhiyares journalists Maldives Republic Open the report (Maldives Republic)

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  • MNDF submitted a case to the police against the Dhiyares journalists for unauthorised entry. Maldives Republic The Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) has submitted a case to the police against journalists from Dhiyares newspaper for unauthorised entry into the military site at Uthuru Thila Falhu (UTF).

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

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