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IFJ, MJA Sound Alarm Bells as Parliament Moves to Consider ‘Controversial’ Media Regulator Bill
The International Federation of Journalists and the Maldives Journalists Association declared the proposed Maldives Media and Broadcasting Commission Bill a threat to press freedom, criticising it for creating a government-influenced commission. Introduced on 13 November by MP for Thulhaadhoo Abdul Hannan Aboobakuru, the bill would abolish the Maldives Media Council and Broadcasting Commission and create a new commission with a president-appointed majority.
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What happened
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Wed 13 NovThe Maldives Media and Broadcasting Commission Bill was introduced by MP for Thulhaadhoo Abdul Hannan Aboobakuru.13 Novemberonly Maldives RepublicThe bill, introduced on 13 November by Member of Parliament (MP) for Thulhaadhoo, Abdul Hannan Aboobakuru [Independent], seeks to abolish the existing Maldives Media Council (MMC) and Broadcasting Commission (BroadCom) and create a new ‘Maldives Media and Broadcasting Commission’.
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The association believes that the bill will severely restrict the constitutional right to freedom of the press and impose serious obstacles on the work of journalists. The media will lose their existing power to self-regulate or self-regul…
This association has always believed that the right to regulate the media should be based on a self-regulatory mechanism. That is, one of the main functions of the media is to monitor and hold the government, state institutions, and author…
This legislation has been submitted with no industry consultation and undermines the vital role of journalists in holding power to account, handing key regulatory decisions to a commission comprised of a government-selected majority. IFJ c…
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The bill’s first hearing was held, during which the Minister of Youth Empowerment, Information and Arts spoke.Maldives RepublicDuring the bill’s first hearing, Minister of Youth Empowerment, Information and Arts, Ibrahim Waheed stated that President Muizzu’s People’s National Congress (PNC) would only decide to endorse the legislation after further review.
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