Report: Soodh
A regulation would soon be issued that would oblige government departments to provide information to journalists, said the Minister of Legal Reform, Information and Arts Mohamed Nasheed.
Addressing the concerns from journalists following the rejection of the Freedom of Information Bill at the Majlis, Nasheed said on Thursday that the conditions set in the bill would be implemented in an even better form by the regulation.
"I will need some time to issue the regulation. That is as the present regulation is straight from the bill that was sent to the Majli. But now I want to amend this with some of the deliberations that took place in the Majlis. This will bring the regulation more in line with the views of the members".
He also said that failed bill would be revised and submitted to the next session of the Majlis set to begin in March next year.
He said that the rule 55 of the Majlis regulations would be invoked to fast track the bill through the Majlis.
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