Top court lifts suspension on Raajje TV

Maldives top court has lifted the suspension on local TV station Raajje TV.

The privately owned channel's reporters were barred from attending court hearings and other events covering the judiciary last November due to contempt of court.

The channel had aired content that were contemptuous of judges, especially the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court justices, and demeaned the honor and dignity of the judiciary as a whole.

The Supreme Court reversed the ban after taking into consideration the two letters Raajje TV wrote to the Supreme Court following the ban, requesting permission to resume covering trials.