Press boycotts conference, slams AG on falsehoods

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Journalists walked out of a press conference held at the President's Office on Thursday, accusing Attorney General Ahmed Usham of misrepresenting facts regarding the controversial media bill. The bill seeks to curtail press freedom and give the government authority over the media. Usham claimed the media bill, introduced to parliament by government-affiliated Thulhaadhoo Independent MP Abdul Hannan Abubakr, was drafted in