Thai Newscaster Suspended For Lambasting Turkish President

By  Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks Thursday during an opening ceremony for the new Turkish embassy in Pretoria, South Africa. Photo: Associated Press

 

BANGKOK — A newscaster was suspended Thursday for calling Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a dictator on live television.

 

Peerapol “Champ” Euariyakul was reporting about how Mesut Ozil – a German international footballer of Turkish descent – quit the team after being racially harassed by some fans for meeting Erdogan, when he made the comments about the president.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2018/07/27/thai-newscaster-suspended-for-lambasting-turkish-president/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2018-07-27

Can’t be going around insulting dictators in other countries. Might lead you to think you can do it at home too. 

Baliff whack in pp

Thailand is more free, journalists are treated better..

 

2 mins later....

“The five things you will hear the most when talking about Recep Tayyip Ergodan are ‘dictator,’ ‘election fraud,’ ‘not listening to citizens,’ ‘getting rid of the opposition in any way possible,’ and ‘the leader that jails the most journalists,’” Peerapol said.”

 

You know, that all sounds familiar somehow...

Dictator is the only plus point of this vile sultan he makes the generals here look like choirboys.

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“Luckily, us Thais can access Wikipedia,” Peerapol said.

 

Yeah, just don't mention what you read there on Facebook.

25 minutes ago, lordblackader said:

Thailand is more free, journalists are treated better..

2 mins later....

There's an irony that the journalist who wrote the article knows all about that first-hand:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pravit_Rojanaphruk

 

But, I thought a punishment was supposed to be used for people that say something wrong.

43 minutes ago, Get Real said:

But, I thought a punishment was supposed to be used for people that say something wrong.

If it's someone influential, then it's not so important if it's wrong or right, but that you upset them is what counts unfortunately.

 

They should have charged Peerapol with lese majeste. It's my understanding that the law does not only forbid criticism of Thailand''s monarchy but also of foreign heads of states.

 

I don't think it's ever been used this way but now's a good time to start

Of course he was right to say that and more. Hypocrite ..manipulator.. .dishonest and murderer?hope the moderator will not suspend me again?

          

C'mon guys Thailand's ranking at the 2018 WORLD PRESS FREEDOM INDEX is 140. Only 40 points more to go and you will lead- at least from the alternative perspective.

Edited July 28, 20187 yr by Lupatria

Well we know of Journalist saying the truth get punished. Not only in Turkey, even in Thailand and many other countries.   

ONLY GOVERNMENTS WHO ARE WRONGDOING punishing their journalists

But we maybe are allowed to call Erdogan a kidnapper now: https://guardian.ng/news/nigeria/mongolia-grounds-turkish-plane-after-suspected-kidnap-attempt/

Not being mentiones so far in Thai media: https://stockholmcf.org/mit-abducts-veysel-akcay-general-director-of-schools-affiliated-with-gulen-movement-in-mongolia/

Dear Champ, you are my new hero!!!

8 minutes ago, pacovl46 said:

Dear Champ, you are my new hero!!!

This guy is my Thai hero:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pravit_Rojanaphruk  and specifically: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pravit_Rojanaphruk#2015_detention