As the great Gough Whitlam said, "Its Time".

A tried and tested method for stifling dissent. Unfortunately for those in power, it is much harder now with social media. Shut  down one dissenter and another  pops up. Looks very much like a slow-moving train wreck.

"he believed the case was politically motivated" ... what!!!! Never!!!! 

It's a wall of text. Anything worth reading below the headline?

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Charnvit is accused by the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) of violating the Computer Crimes Act for allegedly sharing on Facebook a widely circulated post showing Naraporn, the wife of junta chief Prayut, carrying what appeared to be a Bt2-million Hermes handbag.

Dear, oh dear. First Prawit and his watches; now the wife's handbag. A man can only take so much.

1 hour ago, Oziex1 said:

Junta supporters, your silence is deafening.

Soi 6 hasn't opened yet...

1 hour ago, AGareth2 said:

let us hope it doesn't get to that

Indeed, yet I fear that is inevitable...

In view of the absence of the usual suspects, allow me to attempt to fill in for the junta supporters:

 

 

But, but, but....how can you say we don't have freedom of expression when TV posters are allowed to get away with cautious, self-censored English language criticism of the junta, provided the criticism doesn't cross certain red-lines?

 

I also can't resist bringing back to oldies but goldies from the months after the coup:

 

Prayut is a good man!  Give the general a chance!

7 minutes ago, heybruce said:

In view of the absence of the usual suspects, allow me to attempt to fill in for the junta supporters:

 

 

But, but, but....how can you say we don't have freedom of expression when TV posters are allowed to get away with cautious, self-censored English language criticism of the junta, provided the criticism doesn't cross certain red-lines?

 

I also can't resist bringing back to oldies but goldies from the months after the coup:

 

Prayut is a good man!  Give the general a chance!

Prayut is a good man!  Give the general a chance!

"His personal qualities about" was a particular favourite of mine...

This would be hilariously funny if it weren't so serious. The Junta seem to be getting ready for big push against representation that isn't in their favour. Soon we'll see truck loads going to the 'attitude adjustment' bureau, then detention camps because the courts will overflow. Now where have I read about that before?

10 hours ago, tracker1 said:

One wonders where this is headed ?

the words down and tubes come to mind.

I was wondering what Charnvit could have posted to cause all this fuss.

 

From an article in The Times ... https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/academic-charnvit-kasetsiri-faces-jail-over-handbag-photo-prayuth-chan-ocha-naraporn-sxt529jjx

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The original [Facebook] post, which was not written by Professor Charnvit, said that a handbag carried by Mrs Naraporn on a visit to the White House was by the designer Hermès, and cost 2 million baht (£45,000).

Professor Charnvit appended the comments, “Thai leaders must look expensive not cheap”, and “How much is it?” He later posted a clarification, acknowledging that the bag in question was in fact made in Thailand, and cost only 1,000 baht (£23).

The people at Hermès won't be pleased that their 2,000,000 Baht bag was so easily confused with a 1,000 Baht "Made in Thailand" brand.

 

 

 

 

He wasn't even the one that said it was a hermes. 

He just made a question how much is it ?

He's almost 80 years old. 

It's extremely rare for old people to be sent to the court in my country. Even when they break the law. 

It's just not right. 

They all need a bloody good SLAPP it just gets <deleted> dafter and dafter in this country

Another post containing a disallowed reference to the PM has been removed. 

6 hours ago, baboon said:

Prayut is a good man!  Give the general a chance!

"His personal qualities about" was a particular favourite of mine...

He had close to 4 years how much longer do you want?

 

Some people will sell their granny's and probably have done to live here

 

 

These tiny men leading the country are very worried. They are seeing increasing dissatisfaction with their lack of leadership, and their desperate ploys to cling to power. One deadline after another has passed, with no legitimate basis for the delays in holding elections. We all know what the big excuse was before. Now, that time has come and passed. Long passed. At this point in time, it is about money, and the desire to amass greater fortunes for the men at the top of this pyramid scheme. And the fact that they are well aware of the reality, that another peaceful coup simply will be impossible, now that there is no "moral authority" to sanction it, as there was in the past. 

 

Charnvit is accused by the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) of violating the Computer Crimes Act for allegedly sharing on Facebook a widely circulated post showing Naraporn, the wife of junta chief Prayut, carrying what appeared to be a Bt2-million Hermes handbag. 

 

The historian Charnvit, who was charged for entering false information into a computer system that could “cause public consternation”, said he believed the case was politically motivated. 

 

So, what exactly is false about showing an image of this purse? The only aspect of this that is false, is that the leaders are reputed to be honest and doing this for the right reasons. That is completely false. They are doing this for all of the wrong reasons. And the $60,000 handbag, along with the $1,000,000 watch collection belonging to Prawit, is the tiny, teeny tip of the iceberg. We are talking billions of dollars annually. The theft rivals that of neighboring despots. If only the Thai people knew the extent of it. 

 

Public consternation is not being caused by the photos of the purse. It is being caused by the massive robbery of the Thai nation. And the incredible lack of leadership amongst the goombahs. 

 

Charnvit is a hero to the Thai people. The last thing in the world the junta wants right now, is a hero.

Edited February 2, 20188 yr by spidermike007