Opposition leader and former President Mohamed Nasheed has on Monday condemned Saudi Embassy’s cash ‘gifts’ to journalists, and commended the RaajjeTV journalists that declared the money instead of pocketing it.
In a tweet he sent out on Monday, Nasheed described the act as a disgrace.
A disgrace the Saudi Embassy felt Maldivian journalists could be bought for MVR 500. It's a credit to RTVs integrity they returned the money
— Mohamed Nasheed (@MohamedNasheed) February 20, 2017
All media personnel covering an event at the embassy on Sunday were given an envelope with MVR 500.
The RaajjeTV journalists only found out what was inside their envelope after leaving the embassy.
