webfact Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Thai police charge founder of new party over Facebook speech Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, founder of Thailand's Future Forward Party sits at Technology Crime Suppression Division in Bangkok, Thailand September 17, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police on Monday charged the founder and two members of a new political party opposed to military rule with violating a computer crime law, an offence that could result in a five-year jail sentence, a fine of 100,000 baht (2,340 pounds) or both. Just last week, the junta, which seized power in 2014, lifted a ban to allow parties to organise ahead of a general election due by May. Critics say the electoral contest will be set up to ensure the military continues to wield influence overThailand's politics. Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, 39, founder of the Future Forward Party, and two senior party members were charged under the Computer Crimes Act, after reporting to a Bangkok police station, where they were questioned and fingerprinted. They are accused of giving false information in a June 29 speech by Thanathorn that was posted on Facebook. Thanatorn, an auto parts billionaire and newcomer to the political scene, said he and his colleagues rejected the charges. "The use of the Computer Crimes Act is used with the objective to silence us, threaten us, to make politics of fear happen in this country," Thanatorn told reporters. The Future Forward Party launched this year hoping to attract young people and win backing from those seeking an alternative to military rule. Police said they would forward the case to the attorney general within four months. (Reporting by Panu Wongcha-um; Additional reporting by Aukkarapon Niyomyat; Writing by Amy Sawitta Lefevre; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore) -- © Copyright Reuters 2018-09-17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGareth2 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 one down a few more to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwrath Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 ‘Hire my party for Bt100 to fight for democracy’ Democracy ! My **** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Predictable, and likely to fuel unrest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNPBC0 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 What exactly was the "false information"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 What a fantastic police force Thailand has, threating people with arrest and jailing for posting stupid video clips, threatening opposition political party members over nothing, while 20 000 plus are wiped out on the roads each year. Well done, Thailand and the world should be proud of you, but guess what, they aren't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Loh Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Telling the truth is dangerous in these dark days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckThai Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 ...and this is what Thailand has in store, for the next 20 years if they don't wake up soon. But hey, some people dig playing the part of the slave... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inactiveposter Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 They’ll forward the charges within four months. Wouldn’t that be right around a special date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KneeDeep Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Wow..... I'm guessing they didn't like the part about the patronage system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmynewbie Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 3 hours ago, Thaiwrath said: ‘Hire my party for Bt100 to fight for democracy’ Democracy ! My **** Its the law in Thailand for a party to have paying members...... Thais prefer to be paid though Are you a junta fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfinityandBeyond Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 And it begins... The one horse race. No surprises. Not a betting man, but I would put everything I have on a Prayuth landlslide victory. Pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 38 minutes ago, jimmynewbie said: Its the law in Thailand for a party to have paying members...... Thais prefer to be paid though Are you a junta fan? All political parties require donations to fund their campaigns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seahorse Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Quote "The use of the Computer Crimes Act is used with the objective to silence us, threaten us, to make politics of fear happen in this country," Thanatorn told reporters. It won't work forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Reject all you want.. they still have you but your left testicle..sadly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmynewbie Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 6 minutes ago, Oziex1 said: All political parties require donations to fund their campaigns. Yes that is pretty much what I said. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Dude Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Yeah, as usual, clamp down on any entity that represents a threat to the status quo and the dinosaurs...painful really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 4 hours ago, Oziex1 said: Predictable, and likely to fuel unrest. Indeed. They have never really learned how to play the game terribly well. One needn't be too observant as to notice that all viable candidates and their respective political identities have been promoting themselves in one fashion or another for quite some time - especially through social media venues. Adding, that it's quite obvious whom the current ruling class considers a very deep threat, so naturally make up offences and "criminal behaviour" to justify their surface repression. Not realizing it's not going to sit well with the ever-increasing popular movement. Awaiting the true revolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baboon Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 40 minutes ago, Sir Dude said: Yeah, as usual, clamp down on any entity that represents a threat to the status quo and the dinosaurs...painful really. The junta have their head between the hammer and the anvil. Start banning / arresting appealing (to the public) candidates on spurious charges and expose any election as a complete and utter sham or double down and put it off for another year or so, making themselves more unpopular still. Either is fine by me if they should one day get their self-inflicted comeuppance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Sir Dude said: Yeah, as usual, clamp down on any entity that represents a threat to the status quo and the dinosaurs...painful really. Of course. Rather predictable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 15 minutes ago, baboon said: The junta have their head between the hammer and the anvil. Start banning / arresting appealing (to the public) candidates on spurious charges and expose any election as a complete and utter sham or double down and put it off for another year or so, making themselves more unpopular still. Either is fine by me if they should one day get their self-inflicted comeuppance... Think their head is elsewhere - not between the hammer and the anvil...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannork Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 2 hours ago, inactiveposter said: They’ll forward the charges within four months. Wouldn’t that be right around a special date? Don't forget there are 3 courts. The final court, the Supreme Court, the one that counts, should deliver its verdict several years from now. A lot could happen in the meantime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinsdale Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 15 hours ago, Artisi said: What a fantastic police force Thailand has, threating people with arrest and jailing for posting stupid video clips, threatening opposition political party members over nothing, while 20 000 plus are wiped out on the roads each year. Well done, Thailand and the world should be proud of you, but guess what, they aren't. Yes, the BIB have a lot to answer for. But here they are just the puppets of the puppeteer. More to come I expect.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon537687643 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 And it’s a so called democratic election coming ! I guess the “Myanmar supporting Junta” will allow comments that say “Gov is great , god is great , section 44 is my bible “ Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcomer71 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 This isn't going to end up peacefully... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyL Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 A complete farce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Junta really had an interesting idea of peace and order. first they pissed off much of Isaan, but that’s ok , they just poor peasants , now they going after the young and educated ones. do they really think this plan will work out well for them in the end? i am also more than certain , a number of elites have had enough as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Do I detect similarities with Hun Sen in neighboring Cambodia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Here we go. "Game On!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 12 minutes ago, BestB said: first they pissed off much of Isaan, but that’s ok , they just poor peasants , now they going after the young and educated ones. They have also pissed off a whole generation of students over the age of 18 who are unable to assemble or associate freely with the opposite sex in public and who can not break the standing curfew for students without fear of being sanctioned. Young, educated, but not yet out of school. That's got to go over big with the 18 to 22 year old undergrad uni crowd who are of voting age. Let's not even contemplate post-grads and PhD candidates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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