Professor to face computer crime charge

By The Sunday Nation

 

Police expect to file charges against Charnvit Kasetsiri, a noted historian and ex-rector of Thammasat University, by early next week after he misidentified a purse of the junta premier’s wife.

 

Pol Colonel Olarn Sukkasem, a superintendent of the Technology Crime Suppression Division, said that the police are now gathering evidence to file a charge against Charnvit for allegedly breaking the Computer Crime Act’s Article 14.

 

The law hands out imprisonment of up to five-years or a Bt100,000 fine against anyone convicted of disseminating “dishonest or fraudulent” information into a computer system in ways likely to cause damage to people.

 

On January 11 and January 15, Charnvit shared two online articles via his Facebook account, commenting on a purse that Naraporn Chan-o-cha carried when she accompanied her husband, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha, on a trip to the White House last October.

 

Post corrected

 

The first post he shared suggested that the purse might be a million-baht luxury purse, in addition to other comments about it.

 

The other post he shared, however, was an article in which he corrected his earlier post, noting that Naraporn’s purse was actually made of a domestic fabric and cost only about Bt1,000.

 

Both of Charnvit’s posts triggered online criticism of both Naraporn and the Prayut-ruled government.

 

Charnvit then said that while he is not a luxury-goods expert, he stood by his comments that it is very common practice for elites to own luxury items.

 

 “This case reflects the ‘Thainess’ of Thai elites,” he said. “I stand by my honesty in making comments and am willing to fight in a [legal] procedure.”

 

Although being a frequent commentator on the roles of Thai elites, the 76-year-old historian and professor usually writes short posts on his Facebook status, nothing likely to prompt a prosecution against him – until this case.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30336765

 

 

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Seems just like a common mistake to me. Why in the world make such a big thing out of it. When we can´t focus on the important things, we always semm to need some distraction from the real problems.

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

Police expect to file charges against Charnvit Kasetsiri, a noted historian and ex-rector of Thammasat University, by early next week after he misidentified a purse of the junta premier’s wife.

 

Petty, petty people.

Quite simple, chilling effect. Setting an example and checking boundaries of the plebian class.

Not exactly land of the free these days.

You have got to be kidding me!!!!!!

What a sad, petty, insulated, third world tin pot of a nation 

If it looked like a millionB purse and it was 1000B purse a great advert fot the company who made it locally and a shining example which the country should have been proud of. CCA is put into play to shut up people, must have been a millionb purse, bunch of tossers.

22 minutes ago, Creasy said:

What a sad, petty, insulated, third world tin pot of a nation 

Not so sure that Thailand is a third world country right at the moment but it is certainly heading back that way under junta rule.

Perhaps better to say ......."sad, petty, insulated, third world tin pot elite people running the nation".

 

I think this might be a case of wifie being offended and chewing Mr. Tu's ear who then impulsively reacts to appease her and to get her off his back. Not an uncommon response to maintain matrimonial harmony.

2 minutes ago, Cadbury said:

Not so sure that Thailand is a third world country right at the moment

3rd world that's a bit rich, its never been past the dark ages and cavemen culture

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

after he misidentified a purse of the junta premier’s wife.

shows how misguided the current laws here are

It will not help the junta or the elites to zealously persecute this man over something so silly and harmless.  The backlash may be more than they expect. 

5 hours ago, Get Real said:

Seems just like a common mistake to me. Why in the world make such a big thing out of it. When we can´t focus on the important things, we always semm to need some distraction from the real problems.

From this article, it appears the professor was seriously criticizing the PM. Nuff said.

6 hours ago, Samui Bodoh said:

 

Petty, petty people.

Not really. It is nowt to do with the handbag and everything to do with forcibly silencing those who criticise them. If it wasn't the handbag, another pretext would have been found.

2 hours ago, quandow said:

From this article, it appears the professor was seriously criticizing the PM. Nuff said.

And in a normally buildt society, how would that create a real problem? Guess, Nuff said here too! 

I 100% endorse every single comment made here about the petty small mindedness & dangerous laws that have been enacted to quash any freedom of speech and expression.

 

This country has unfortunately gone to wrack and ruin, the sooner there is an election and a decent democratic party gets into power and bins all the new laws the better.  

11 hours ago, gunderhill said:

"Welcome" to NORTH  KOREA,  Thailand we  all  love our country , all one together, lets  have a  sing  song everyday, lets  communicate  to the "Great Thai Nation"  through a speaker  system that's been vastly extended to every household in rural areas to spread  our propaganda  joyous   news during the life of  this Junta.

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There is an Asian country where any criticism of the government can lead to arrest and detention, where its citizens are brainwashed from birth to worship the leader and any negative comments can be reported by any citizen against another and be punished with a long period in prison, where tv every night shows the good leader helping his citizens enjoy a better life, a country where his picture adorns every public building and is in every home, and defacing any such pictures can lead to a lengthy jail sentence, a country where news is censored and internet sites blocked, and people can be sentenced to prison for speaking the truth. North Korea. Its resemblance to any other Asian nation is purely coincidental.