President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom confirms decision to file defamation charges against opposition-aligned Maldives Democratic Party (MDP) and Raajje TV.
The president's decision to take legal action follows statements made by MDP during a press conference alleging a connection between the president and a local company said to have been illegally selling oil outside the country. The charges faced by Raajje TV concerns their public broadcast of the said press conference.
The decision to press charges was announced through a press statement released on Wednesday by President Yameen’s legal team.
According to the statement, civil and defamation charges will be filed to the relevant authorities against MDPs’ chairperson Hassan Latheef and Secretary General Anas Abdul Sattar for their statements during the MDP press conference.
President Yameen plans to file the complaint against the broadcasting station Raajje TV at the Maldives Broadcasting Commission.
As per the general elections act, the legal team expressed intent to take action against the broadcasting station at the Civil Court for the defamation that the president has faced, while charges against MDP and those who participated in the conference will be filed at the Elections Commission.
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