Watch yourself! Court orders Thai held for 12 days after "fake" Covid-19 post - he is later given bail

 

 

People posting untrue or unverified stories about the Covid-19 situation in Thailand may well need to watch their backs, notes Thaivisa. 

 

Thailand's tech police arrested a 42 year old Phuket man for computer crime after he posted on Facebook that he arrived back at Suvarnabhumi airport from Spain on March 18th and was not subjected to any Covid-19 screening at all. 

 

A warrant was issued for the arrest of the man described by INN as a "graffiti artist" and he was immediately apprehended and taken to Bangkok.

 

He appeared at the main court in Ratchadaphisek charged with spreading fake stories that is part of computer crime legislation. 

 

The court ordered him held for 12 days for evidence gathering. The authorities opposed bail on the grounds that he represented a flight risk and the suspect did not object. 

 

The court said he would be held from 24th March to 4th April. 

 

However later the relatives of the man - who INN said was called Danai - then appeared with 100,000 baht in cash and the court decided to grant him bail while the case proceeds. 

 

Thaivisa notes that Thailand has strict computer crime laws and people online should be especially careful about the veracity of their posts.

 

Source: INN

 

 

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it is not fake, that everyone has a price

Ah, what about the minister who said that 100 ventilators would be donated to hospitals here? He announced it on his Facebook page and later deleted it. Will he be spending 12 days in jail?

I'd be careful being critical of the government at this time. Who knows how far they're going to push the envelope under this emergency decree.

Good to see the priorities are in order here.

 

What about all the fake news that has been spread by the health minister or the tourism minister etc. Will they face any charges ?????

7 minutes ago, Greyhat said:

I'd be careful being critical of the government at this time. Who knows how far they're going to push the envelope under this emergency decree.

I think it's been pasted to the 'in'side of a box...

just careful to not state exactly which one... 

 

 

Ones freedom in some circumstances relies on the truth....not being spoken or for that matter written.  

Is Section 44 still in force, or did they put it back in its box after the election? I suspect Prayut may be dusting it off again tomorrow.

34 minutes ago, Greyhat said:

I'd be careful being critical of the government at this time. Who knows how far they're going to push the envelope under this emergency decree.

Sshhhh!!! What have I told you about not mentioning the envelope?

19 minutes ago, Guderian said:

Is Section 44 still in force, or did they put it back in its box after the election? I suspect Prayut may be dusting it off again tomorrow.

If you do a quick internet search, you will easily find all the add-ons and caveats that come with any declared State of Emergency in Thailand. It is very far reaching both politically and socially.

 

 

It´s just a question what is deemed fake, and what really is fake. Right now it seems to be seen as fake if it says anything about the forces in power. 

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand has strict computer crime laws and people online should be especially careful about the veracity of their posts

........and extremely lax laws when it comes to hyper-polluted-PM2.5-air in the north of the country which affects the health of millions of people!

pathetic  bunch of no marks

15 minutes ago, Topdoc said:

........and extremely lax laws when it comes to hyper-polluted-PM2.5-air in the north of the country which affects the health of millions of people!

I hear that the air has cleared significantly in Wuhan AND they are opening up slowly to visitors.

 

Pick your poison?

Nah, A Thai telling porkies?

 

Say it ain't so...

 

 

4 hours ago, Greyhat said:

I'd be careful being critical of the government at this time. Who knows how far they're going to push the envelope under this emergency decree.

everyone should start using VPN when posting, although TVF is hosted in the US

1 minute ago, smedly said:

everyone should start using VPN when posting, although TVF is hosted in the US

Isnt it hosted in Singapore ?

Just now, sanemax said:

Isnt it hosted in Singapore ?

nope

21 minutes ago, smedly said:

nope

Some proof please.

31 minutes ago, johng said:

Some proof please.

use a trace route and look yourself

24 minutes ago, smedly said:

use a trace route and look yourself

 

Well maybe maybe not ???

 

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