Pannika, ex of Future Forward, hears charge

By The Nation

 

Pannika Wanich

 

Pannika Wanich, a former spokesperson of the now-dissolved Future Forward Party, met on Friday (March 6) with inspectors of the Technology Crime Suppression Division in the Government Complex in Bangkok.

 

She is accused of violating Section 14 (2) of the Computer Crime Act, which prohibits the publication of false information that could affect national security.

 

The accusation stems from a 2013 Facebook post about “the national institution”, a common euphemism for the monarchy.

 

Pannika was summoned to division headquarters on Wednesday but asked for the meeting to be postponed to Friday, a more convenient date for her.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30383516

 

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8 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

She is accused of violating Section 14 (2) of the Computer Crime Act, which prohibits the publication of false information that could affect national security.

they really want to get any and all potential opposition out of their way... she made the post 7 years ago, at that time no military junta as government, what's wrong here

The Computer Crime Act wasn't in force until the junta came to power, so how can she be charged under a law that wasnt in place at the time?

 

Oh, of course, she is was a Future Forward party member and different laws apply to them.

38 minutes ago, madmitch said:

The Computer Crime Act wasn't in force until the junta came to power, so how can she be charged under a law that wasnt in place at the time?

 

Oh, of course, she is was a Future Forward party member and different laws apply to them.

Different laws? Of course, this lot make it up as they go along.

 

I'll never cease to keep posting about our illustrious leader and his attitude towards free speech:

in June 2014 we had the PM hating 1984, with those reading it charged with 'eating a sandwich with political intent'.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTd_FJbiRq0

Yet more recently, he gave Animal Farm the thumbs up.

11 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Different laws? Of course, this lot make it up as they go along.

 

I'll never cease to keep posting about our illustrious leader and his attitude towards free speech:

in June 2014 we had the PM hating 1984, with those reading it charged with 'eating a sandwich with political intent'.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTd_FJbiRq0

Yet more recently, he gave Animal Farm the thumbs up.

Of course he likes Animal Farm. It's the manual he has based his political career on.

Create unrest, Overthrow and do exactly the same as those you removed.

 “the national institution”, a common euphemism for the monarchy."

Just another trumped charge.....

If they want change the, common euphemism has to go.

Must have gone through every post she has ever made and that is the worst they could come up with, pathetic.

Nothing short of "grasping at straws" in an effort to exterminate the competition (former competition).

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

She is accused of violating Section 14 (2) of the Computer Crime Act, which prohibits the publication of false information that could affect national security.

And also charged later with having a wart and turning backwards villagers into newts

Disbanded Thai party says gov't colluded in 1MDB scandal

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

She is accused of violating Section 14 (2) of the Computer Crime Act, which prohibits the publication of false information that could affect national security.

Priorities Priorities Priorities   Poor woman.  Poor Thailand.

2 hours ago, Reigntax said:

Of course he likes Animal Farm. It's the manual he has based his political career on.

Create unrest, Overthrow and do exactly the same as those you removed.

Plus of course the 'Hun Sen book on dictatorship'. Available now in all good book stores!! ????????????????????????????????

Yep.  I still would.  Repeatedly.  

36 minutes ago, TheAppletons said:

Yep.  I still would.  Repeatedly.  

To each their own !

4 minutes ago, neeray said:

41 minutes ago, TheAppletons said:

Yep.  I still would.  Repeatedly.  

To each their own !

If he was underneath, he'd get his own back.

18 hours ago, madmitch said:

The Computer Crime Act wasn't in force until the junta came to power, so how can she be charged under a law that wasnt in place at the time?

 

Oh, of course, she is was a Future Forward party member and different laws apply to them.

 

Not so. There were laws and computer crime police prior to 2014.

5 hours ago, Baerboxer said:

On 3/6/2020 at 6:44 PM, madmitch said:

The Computer Crime Act wasn't in force until the junta came to power, so how can she be charged under a law that wasnt in place at the time?

 

Oh, of course, she is was a Future Forward party member and different laws apply to them.

 

Not so. There were laws and computer crime police prior to 2014.

The charge is contrary to Section 14(2) of the Computer Crimes Act BE 2550 (2007) namely:

 

Section 14. If any person commits any offence of the following acts shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than one hundred thousand baht or both:

(2) that involves import to a computer system of false computer data in a manner that is likely to damage the country’s security or cause a public panic;

 

Yes, the act predates the coup of 2014, as it does her comments.

22 minutes ago, Scott Tracy said:

The charge is contrary to Section 14(2) of the Computer Crimes Act BE 2550 (2007) namely:

 

Section 14. If any person commits any offence of the following acts shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than one hundred thousand baht or both:

(2) that involves import to a computer system of false computer data in a manner that is likely to damage the country’s security or cause a public panic;

 

Yes, the act predates the coup of 2014, as it does her comments.

That's cleared that up then.

 

Five years in the monkey, Better than being suicided I guess.

12 hours ago, Reigntax said:

Of course he likes Animal Farm. It's the manual he has based his political career on.

Create unrest, Overthrow and do exactly the same as those you removed.

Someone should explain to him that Animal Farm is about the ousting of a king (tsar).