Bill threatens media role's in holding government accountable: IFJ

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has said that the Media and Broadcasting Commission bill submitted to parliament grants the power to fine media outlets and individual journalists, as well as revoke their licenses, undermining the media's ability to hold the government accountable.

IFJ and its representative body in the Maldives, the Maldives Journalists Association (MJA), issued a joint statement last night, saying the bill is a threat to media freedom and media regulation.