Parliament Committee on Human Rights and Gender is seeking a probe into the manner in which media outlets have reported the recent events at state-run children’s shelter 'Fiyavathi' as well as the actions of Malé City Council Hulhumalé Member, Ibrahim Shujau.

During a committee meeting today, it was passed to request Maldives Media Council (MMC) to probe media reporting regarding the incident.

The meeting also saw a proposal to request Local Government Authority to probe into the matter where Shujau had visited the shelter, communicated with some of the children there and had tried to let additional people into the shelter.

Both proposals were put forward by South Fuvahmulah MP Mohamed Mumzthaaz, who also stated that some media outlets had not maintained the best practices when reporting the incident at Fiyavathi. He further said that some journalists have shared videos and pictures of the incident on their own social media accounts.

The situation at the shelter had worsened today as well, with a child being rushed to the hospital after sustaining an injury.