Male’ Mayor snatches camera of DHITV
Sarangu Adam Manik
25th August, 1500hrs, Male’, Maldives, Maldivestoday.com
The president of Male’ municipalty financer of MDP Mr. Sarangu Adam Manik has snatched the video camera of independent private broadcaster, DHITV. The incident occured today outside Huravee Building where Male’ Municipalty houses its office. DHITV camera crew were taking a footage outside the building and the area while Mr. Sarangu Adam Manik confronted and threatned the TV crew and snatched the camera and attacked the journalist. Mr. Manik also said that he will not issue the camera without police order. Mr. Manik is frequently seen outiside his office building smoking during office hours. He has also bought 3-4 pieces of prime land from Male’ after becoming the president of Male’ Municipalty.
While Male’ Municipalty president seized the video Camera of the DHITV the government has refused to handover the state media TVM & Radio Maldives to newly formed Maldives Broadcasting Corporation (MBC). Mr. Nasheed government refused to act on the parliament bill on establishing public broadcaster. On the day the bill was passed by the parliament, Mr. Hussain Afeef the political advisor to president, publicly announced that they will not handover the state media to independent MBC board. Opposition claims that the state media has been hijacked by the government.
Early this year Mr. Nasheed’s government also deducted points from the DHITV for telecasting an opposition protest live. The police officers also entered into the premises of DHITV during the event and asked them to shut down and stop the live telecast. This is in clear violation of the constitution and democratic values. Mr. Nasheed’s government came to power in the name of free media and democratic values, however, it clear that the person who proclaimed as the champion of democracy has hijacked state media, and his political appointees are systematically threatening and free media. The act of Male’ municapalty president Mr. Sarangu Adam Manik’s seizure of DHITV camera is one of the many acts of the current government against independent media in the country.
this guy is a thug and a cheat. when anni invited italian businessmen to invest in the maldives (during his first visit there) one of them shouted how can we invest when your own mayor has stolen all my properties!
fully agree with musto. doesn’t saranggey look like a disgusting character in a horror movie?
Maldivian in Sri Lanka given life sentence for drug possession
A Maldivian man was sentenced to life in prison by a Sri Lankan court recently after being found guilty of drug possession charges.
The Maldivian Ambassador in Sri Lanka, Ali Hussain Didi, also confirmed the news on Monday and added that the man had been charged with drug possession sometime during the middle of last year. Didi however refused to reveal any more information about the man.
“It was the Negombo Police that arrested him,” Didi said. “He was sentenced to life in prison on the 26th of this month. He is now in a Sri Lankan jail. He had been studying in Sri Lanka.”
Haveeru sources have confirmed that the man who was sentenced to 25 years in prison by the Sri Lankan court was Ibrahim Adam Manik, the son of Malé Municipality’s president Sarangu Adam Manik. The 22-year-old was arrested last year while he was at a Sri Lankan airport to leave for Maldives.
Where is this boy now?
Maldivian in Sri Lanka given life sentence for drug possession | DATE: 2009-03-31
A Maldivian man was sentenced to life in prison by a Sri Lankan court last Thursday after being found guilty of drug possession charges.
The Maldivian Ambassador in Sri Lanka, Ali Hussain Didi, also confirmed the news on Monday and added that the man had been charged with drug possession sometime during the middle of last year. Didi however refused to reveal any more information about the man.
“It was the Negombo Police that arrested him,” Didi said. “He was sentenced to life in prison on the 26th of this month. He is now in a Sri Lankan jail. He had been studying in Sri Lanka.”
Haveeru sources have confirmed that the man who was sentenced to 25 years in prison by the Sri Lankan court was Ibrahim Adam Manik, the son of Malé Municipality’s president Sarangu Adam Manik. The 22-year-old was arrested last year while he was at a Sri Lankan airport to leave for Maldives.
Dear Musto
I know a lot about this Adam and I can tell you he has never cheated to any Italian businessman. I dont think the Italian man would be waiting till Pres Nasheed goes to Italy to let out his frustrations. Also there are courts in Maldives and accordingly if u accuse Adam of cheating surely this happened during Pres Maumoons time and surely it would have been investigated.
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