Media should not be used for libel and slander- CJ

Friday, September 28th, 2012

Chief Judge Ahmed Faiz Hussain has said that the media should not be used as a tool to spread libelous statements and slander against people.

Chief Judge Faiz made this remark at the special ceremony held to award certificates to journalists who participated in “Court House Coverage Training Program” conducted by Department of Judicial Administration.

Faiz noted that the Maldivian media have sadly been open to spread such slander and the freedom of media is being misused by some. He said that media should not be used to injure the reputation and damage personalities.

Faiz underscored the importance of balanced and objective when reporting news. He said that reports should be scrupulously checked for validation and rechecked before publishing them.

The Chief Judge said that some areas of the system in Maldives are sadly allow people to write whatever that comes to their minds. He said that then this is sent to an institution and to the media and when the media publishes it without verifying the report the agenda of the person who wrote it is fulfilled. And this ruin that the reputation of that person’s opponent, he said.

Faiz said that the media should pay attention to this and should take heed when publishing reports.

Reader Comments

  1. MR.Faiz there are at least two major roles of the media in a democratic society.First,the media needs to give people the proper information that they need in order to make informed decisions about issues of the day in any country for example,in Maldives today,it is the main responsibility of the media to tell people about the contending budget plans and some states policies that are being put out by the current Government and Democratic parties.If the media does not tell the people what the proposals say, the people will not know which they like better and,therefore, which party to support.Second, the media needs to act as a cunning “watchdog” to ensure that current government officials and political parties are acting in proper ways.The media needs to investigate public officials whenever there seems to be any sort of wrongdoing going on.For example,the media needs to make sure that the public knows about things like the scandal surrounding in our society today By doing these sorts of things, the media helps the people have the information they need to rule themselves.This is the responsibility of the media in a democratic society

    Posted by Badhuruhdheen/ Huludhoo | September 28, 2012, 3:41 pm

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