Satellite Deal Whistleblower Threatened With Lawsuit

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Marketing visualization of a satellite network by commercial space firm SpaceX. It is similar to one Thailand has committed upward of 64 billion baht to invest in by a virtually unheard of company. Image: SpaceX

 

BANGKOK — A top junta figure is mulling legal action against a transparency activist who accused the government of illegally planning to acquire an expensive satellite network to spy on its citizens.

 

Through a spokesman, Gen. Prajin Juntong, who serves as deputy prime minister, slammed the allegations as baseless and said he had ordered lawyers to prepare a case against Srisuwan Janya, though he did not specify what charges would be brought.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2018/06/07/satellite-deal-whistleblower-threatened-with-lawsuit/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2018-06-07

2 minutes ago, webfact said:

though he did not specify what charges would be brought.

That would be breach of the "Loss of Face" law...……..right? 

If the messenger spreads bad news, then shoot the messenger.

 

Just a thought. Can the whistleblower apply to the courts for police protection under the Witness Protection scheme?

36 minutes ago, billd766 said:

If the messenger spreads bad news, then shoot the messenger.

 

Just a thought. Can the whistleblower apply to the courts for police protection under the Witness Protection scheme?

I'm sure they can and the service is exceptional, no one can get at them, as no one can find them, ever!

5 minutes ago, Oziex1 said:

I'm sure they can and the service is exceptional, no one can get at them, as no one can find them, ever!

 

The problem I see with that is that WP system is run by the police.

 

The government run the police force and the government are the ones who are after the whistleblower.

On one hand 93 billion baht is made available for satellites and on the other school children are being fed kanom jin and fish sauce for lunch as the schools budget is not sufficient.

 

Bringing happiness to the people Junat style.

They are going to need to build a whole lot more prisons if they hope to have room for all the critics of this silly project.....The submaines almost look like a sound investment compared to the satellites...

1 hour ago, Oziex1 said:

I'm sure they can and the service is exceptional, no one can get at them, as no one can find them, ever!

...in their concrete-filled oil drum submerged in the Gulf of Thailand?

Srisuwan facing lawsuit over “spy satellite”

By Thai PBS

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister Prajin Juntong has instructed the legal office of the Justice Ministry to look into political activist Srisuwan Janya’s comment about the Defence Ministry’s plan to purchase military satellites and file a complaint against him for giving a false statement that confused the public, according to his  spokesman.

 

On June 3, Mr Srisuwan issued a statement against the Defence Ministry’s new satellite project, accusing the government of attempting to incur up to 91.2 billion in public debt to fund the satellite procurement project.

 

Spokesman ACM Monthon Satchukorn said the Defence Council had approved a proposal for the Defence Ministry to draft a 2018-2027 strategic plan on space affairs for country defence purposes in paving the way for the purchase of 112 Theia satellites.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/srisuwan-facing-lawsuit-spy-satellite/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-06-07

"Institute director Preecha Pradabmook told reporters yesterday that no formal agreement had yet been struck between Thailand and the American firm.

“There is nothing binding,” Gen. Preecha said.

He added that the satellite project would be used to search for natural resources and not to conduct surveillance."

 

Ah, now that is beautiful example of stand up comedy.

 

Priceless.

A real space oddity is there life on planet junta or just a corrupted black hole.

They could do what other governments do : call it a matter of national security .

18 hours ago, webfact said:

he had ordered lawyers to prepare a case against Srisuwan Janya, though he did not specify what charges would be brought.

The buffoonery has hit epic proportions: prosecute without a charge. As vacuous as space itself. 

It seems there are two whistleblowers. The original mystery big shot whistle blower on the inside who attended the meeting about the satellite which Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha explained was "merely brought up during a "recent discussions". He must have then passed the information to whistleblower  No. 2, the activist on the outside who in turn released it to the media. 

So who do the junta go after? The political activist naturally rather than the troublemaker on the insider who fed him the information to him. Normal anti-activist response in juntaland.

Where there is smoke, there's fire!

So Thailand WON'T be spending billions of taxpayer's funds on these satellites? The good general is willing to put his hand on a stack of bibles and swear to that? 

8 hours ago, Jonmarleesco said:

So Thailand WON'T be spending billions of taxpayer's funds on these satellites? The good general is willing to put his hand on a stack of bibles and swear to that? 

 

I don't think that Thais would swear on a bible Being Buddhist. That is a Christain thing.

 

I honestly have no idea what they wpu;d swear on. Any body ahve any ideas?

So, the satellites which we are NOT buying, will be used to locate natural resources and not to spy on people. Where do they find these simpletons?