rooster59 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Woman may face Computer Act charges over 'found' wallet story By The Nation A Thai woman who claimed on Facebook earlier this month that a mysterious “good citizen” had returned her expensive wallet, may face charges under the Computer Act. A summons was issued for her to answer the charges by June 29, because police believe the online story was fabricated. The offence of inputting false information onto the Internet is punishable with a maximum five-year imprisonment and/or a maximum Bt100,000 fine. Thai netizens were full of praise when they heard about the story from Punnarom Supablapaskorn's Facebook post, to which she also attached a photo of the man's hand-written note. The note said he was poor but he was good so he returned to the wallet to the owner - in exchange for Bt200 cash to buy an alcohol drink and cover the post fee and his time. The note was signed with the nickname "Nuay" following a Thai proverb "Pid Thong Lang Phra" (sticking an adhesive gold leaf onto the back of Buddha statue or doing good secretly). As some netizens doubted the story's authenticity, Punnarom said that she later talked to Nuay - a construction worker - about the requested payment. However, the man said he didn't want her to send him any money after all as he was already content with the alcohol drink. Pol Colonel Siriwat Deepor, the spokesman and deputy commander of the Royal Thai Police's Technology Crime Suppression Division, said on Friday that some may wonder why police would go after Punnarom. He said this case was about inputting false information onto the computer system to cause doubt and confusion and may be done for a hidden agenda. He said more than 100,000 people had shared the story to others while many people filed complaints with the TCSD to investigate. TCSD chief Pol Maj General Paiboon Noihoon had officers probe this case gathering witnesses' testimonies and checking on the woman's residence and the post office, Siriwat said. Police are more than 90 per cent convinced that the story was fabricated so they are proceeding with legal action against the woman, who has now reportedly deleted her Facebook account. Siriwat urged Thais not to post false information to boost their online identities and create doubt and confusion as that could be a punishable by Thai law. He warned others not to share such stories before checking the information's authenticity as they could become the tool of ill-intentioned persons. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30371520 -- © Copyright The Nation 2019-06-23 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Motive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 What a fakkakte story, more confusing senseless than my wife's excuses as to why dinner is not ready, this woman is a troll and a bored one at that, nothing better to do than to invent stories that sound weird and convoluted so to attract attention... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 So does that mean the RTP will charge Trump and local pollies when they post lies in press releases and interviews? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Reading the story, seems like a waste of police resources to investigate and charge a person with what is essentially a victimless crime. Murders thieves rapists around and this takes valuable resources, for what result at the end of the day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 10 minutes ago, bendejo said: Motive? Online fame/attention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Oh purleeese.... what a insanely pathetic and ridiculous charge... so what if its a fake story, what on earth is their to gain from posting such a thread or to gain for charging someone from doing so - it reeks of "look at us we're doing something" from the Police while in truth they do nothing but target the easy targets... sanctimonious pampering to the media is all this is... Additionally, the manner in which this computer crimes act is used in this country is abhorrent, it targets the weak or to cull politically outspoken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwrath Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 22 minutes ago, rooster59 said: He said this case was about inputting false information onto the computer system to cause doubt and confusion The police do a tremendous job in Thailand. Waiting here patiently for the summons to arrive ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 32 minutes ago, bendejo said: Motive? Fakebook likes/clicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarFlungFalang Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 So I have to pearsonally check the validity of everthing before sharing?So do I go to jail if a story I share is not true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 6 minutes ago, FarFlungFalang said: So I have to pearsonally check the validity of everthing before sharing?So do I go to jail if a story I share is not true? Yes and yes it would seem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Thailand has lost the plot with these silly laws. Grow up, Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMuhammad Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 38 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said: So does that mean the RTP will charge Trump and local pollies when they post lies in press releases and interviews? No jurisdiction but why would they charge Trump? How’s not the one doing the lying...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Hope to God they don't see the trolls on a daily basis around here as they would go into meltdown ! What a ludicrous and absurd reaction to an everyday event on most internet forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeray Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 4 minutes ago, MadMuhammad said: No jurisdiction but why would they charge Trump? How’s not the one doing the lying...... 56 minutes ago, rooster59 said: A summons was issued for her to answer the charges by June 29, because police believe the online story was fabricated. The offence of inputting false information onto the Internet is punishable with a maximum five-year imprisonment and/or a maximum Bt100,000 fine. Agreed, not Trump as he's not the liar this time/this incident but I seem to have read a gazillion lies and misinformation pre-election and post-election right in Thailand. If the law is equally applied to all, that means the police and the courts are going to be ridiculously overworked. Nice though to see that Thailand is so concerned about honesty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxYakov Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 I think Thais have too much time one their hands to waste on nonsense like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 We all better watch our as we are undesirables.. And this statement is not a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarFlungFalang Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 38 minutes ago, stanleycoin said: Thailand has lost the plot with these silly laws. Grow up, Thailand Your statement seems to imply that Thailand had some idea of the plot to begin with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarFlungFalang Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 51 minutes ago, Crossy said: Yes and yes it would seem. So anybody who enters Thailand can be arrested and thrown in jail if anything they have ever posted on the internet proves to be not true!That's some pretty powerful piece of law and bound to do wonders for tourism once everybody becomes aware of how susceptible they are to the powers claiming to be in charge.No wonder 1984 was banned in Thailand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Looks like I will be getting a 10billion fine and a 20 million year sentence but its been fun while its lasted and this false statement will only add to my woes???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 The BiB know their limits. Social media crimes are probably not under the protection of one of their superiors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 I seem to remember a few years ago there was a guy who said "There will be no coup" which was widely published...….No consequences? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 1 hour ago, holy cow cm said: We all better watch our as we are undesirables.. And this statement is not a joke. "ourselves" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pornprong Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 It is indeed a very, very scary law.......5 years in jail. To those wondering why the Thais aren't out on the streets protesting about their stolen democracy, just look how easy it is for the Junta to destroy someones life. They (the government IO unit) looked back 10 years into FF spokeswoman's Facebook postings to get at her. Those who think life is just fine under the Junta because there is no street violence are overlooking the massively increased threat of violence, against all and sundry, by this regime (jailing an innocent is an act of violence against that individual, their family, their friends and society at large). Say what you will about former Prime Ministers Thaksin, Samak, Somchai, Chaovarat, Abhisit, Yingluck and Niwatthamrong under not a single one of them would the police have paid a visit to the singing Frenchman with the parody song about the government and under not a single one of them would the lady mentioned in this article be in the crosshairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Thaiwrath said: The police do a tremendous job in Thailand. Waiting here patiently for the summons to arrive ! A tremendous job of inputting false information onto the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 The moron who decided to pursue this case should be sacked for wasting police resources Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinnock Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 TOT may need to review their press releases more carefully now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attrayant Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 I literally can't even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Vacuum said: 3 hours ago, bendejo said: Motive? Fakebook likes/clicks. This kind of bs matters to such a degree? Man, I'm glad I'm old! And Thailand comes up with laws about it? I've long suspected laws are added to give the BiB more assorted justification to get their palms greased. With this anybody seen tapping on a screen can expect a guy in uniform with his hand out at any moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pornprong Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 54 minutes ago, bendejo said: This kind of bs matters to such a degree? Man, I'm glad I'm old! And Thailand comes up with laws about it? I've long suspected laws are added to give the BiB more assorted justification to get their palms greased. With this anybody seen tapping on a screen can expect a guy in uniform with his hand out at any moment. No, the laws were added to make it easier for the junta to pursue anyone who dares speak against them. Under a democratic government, these laws will be rolled back, until then.....beware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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