webfact Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Immigration Police sue Twitter user for making false claim By THE NATION Pol Lt-General Sompong Chingduang Immigration Police is suing a Twitter user for falsely claiming that foreigners are allowed to enter Thailand via Suvarnabhumi Airport without having to undergo the mandatory 14-day quarantine. Immigration Police chief Pol Lt-General Sompong Chingduang said on Tuesday (September 15) that he has had the 2nd Immigration Police Division file a lawsuit against the Twitter user for spreading false information that may affect the operation of his department. The Twitter user had tweeted that they had visited the airport on September 10 and seen that more than 80 per cent of incoming passengers were medical tourists and they were allowed to enter the country without undergoing quarantine, which is mandatory for everybody who lands in the country to curb the spread of Covid-19. Pol Colonel Chuengron Rimphadee, deputy chief of the 2nd Immigration Police Division, said it was mandatory for all medical tourists to undergo quarantine at their specified hospitals. “All travellers also have to inform immigration officials of their travel history and present a fit-to-fly document from the Thai embassy in their respective country upon arrival,” he said. The deputy chief added that from April 4 to September 13, more than 49,000 Thais have returned home, while only 12,000 foreigners have entered the country between July 1 and September 13. Hence, he said, the claim that 80 per cent of incoming passengers are foreigners is wrong, as foreigners only accounted for 24 per cent of total arrivals. “Of the 12,000 foreigners, 367 were medical tourists,” he said. “On September 10, our records show that 690 Thais and 479 foreigners entered the country, and only 10 said they were here for medical treatment. “The social-media poster may not understand the immigration procedures or may have simply posted the comment for fun. However, messages like this can cause panic and affect people’s confidence in public health and immigration systems, therefore suing this person is necessary,” he added. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30394571 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-09-15 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Puchaiyank Posted September 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2020 Woooooo! Big Bad Immigration Police! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Justgrazing Posted September 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2020 20 minutes ago, webfact said: Immigration Police is suing a Twitter user for falsely claiming that foreigners are allowed to enter Thailand via Suvarnabhumi Airport without having to undergo the mandatory 14-day quarantine The orange one .? He likes to twit abit .. 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Beware as it looks like all the agencies are intently surfing all the internet media platforms to catch someone or everyone now. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PatOngo Posted September 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2020 And what's this guys name? ......... Big Mistake? 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottinger Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 (edited) Under 5000 foreigners entering per month during the last three months - no wonder the tourism industry is on its knees and the TAT and government ministers are casting around for something - anything - to bringing back the revenue. Desperate times indeed. Edited September 15, 2020 by Pottinger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RotBenz8888 Posted September 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2020 Big deal, with so much rubbish on Twitter, who would've believed that anyway? 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JusticeGB Posted September 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2020 At least this is a valid claim to pursue. However no airline would allow you to board without the proper documentation. 5 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacob29 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 23 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said: Big deal, with so much rubbish on Twitter, who would've believed that anyway? Plenty would have believed it, so yeah it's kind of a big deal. Freedom of speech is one thing, but this is on the level of yelling fire in a theater - when you incite fear or distrust in a target group. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted September 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2020 (edited) Probably mixed domestic passengers up with international arrivals. You can not see who is in immigration or for that fact inside except from outside looking into the baggage carousels. Edited September 15, 2020 by ThailandRyan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny1990 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 I want to say something about it but oh no better not because i don't want to be sued. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rkidlad Posted September 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2020 14 hours ago, jacob29 said: Plenty would have believed it, so yeah it's kind of a big deal. Freedom of speech is one thing, but this is on the level of yelling fire in a theater - when you incite fear or distrust in a target group. Yes. Apparently thousands of foreigners landed at Suvarnaphumbi and were very disappointed to learn that they’d have to quarantine for two weeks. Themselves and the airlines had all seen the tweet and believed it. Shame. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Benmart Posted September 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, Justgrazing said: The orange one .? He likes to twit abit .. This has no relevance to the story, except in your mind. Refocus abit, twit. Edited September 16, 2020 by Benmart Add words 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Anyone who retreats the alleged false statement can also be sued. "A retweet amounts to a further publication, as if the retweeter has made the statement himself." https://www.taylorwessing.com/download/article_libel_myths_social_media.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Laughing Gravy Posted September 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2020 I wonder if people can sue the police for saying they have tried their best to solve a case without any corruption. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell17au Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Question 1: How did this person access the area at the airport to get the information that they twitted? Question 2: How does this person know that 80% of the passengers were medical tourists? The person that twitted this information has some very serious questions to answer and if they were found to be in a secured area without permission then they not only are answerable about the information they twitted but they are in big trouble about where they were to get this information 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 18 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said: Big deal, with so much rubbish on Twitter, who would've believed that anyway? Immigration do, hence the prosecution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgMech Cowboy Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 18 hours ago, Justgrazing said: The orange one .? He likes to twit abit .. You really are consumed by the "orange one". I think there are medical treatments for derangement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupermarineS6B Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 I don't like to say this but this whole mess has come from exactly the same place as this latest "Big Joke" came from........ "North East Asian"........ Laos, Cambodia and now Thailand...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Rodriguez Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 sue, damn ... why not just add comment or say this is fake news...don't they have a regiment of anti fake news dudes paid to do just that, or is that all FAKE news itself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post khunjeff Posted September 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2020 There are lots of ways to handle a situation like this. Best: ignore it. Second best: issue a dry press release explaining the actual facts. Third best: have a combative press conference explaining the actual facts. Worst: file a lawsuit. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 many farangs on TV just went to the bathroom ... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacob29 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 8 hours ago, rkidlad said: Yes. Apparently thousands of foreigners landed at Suvarnaphumbi and were very disappointed to learn that they’d have to quarantine for two weeks. Themselves and the airlines had all seen the tweet and believed it. It's not aimed at foreigners, it's aimed at locals, and there are locals that are suspicious of foreigners giving them COVID, even when hardly any new foreigners have been allowed in for six months. This kind of tweet exacerbates this. Far less plausible tweets than this have done the rounds and been taken seriously by some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMHERE Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 80% you say. Thai percentages are different than mathematical percentages, right? Therefore 80% could be 90% correct. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 23 hours ago, Laughing Gravy said: I wonder if people can sue the police for saying they have tried their best to solve a case without any corruption. Interesting idea - a bonanza for Thai lawyers/courts/judges - but the police will always win - they have guns. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacherclaire Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Always the BAD foreigners! Hang them! Kick them out! Stone them and only take their money when they're hanging upside down! Problem solved. ( For him.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacherclaire Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 23 hours ago, IAMHERE said: 80% you say. Thai percentages are different than mathematical percentages, right? Therefore 80% could be 90% correct. Well, 80 % + could also be 400 %. Thais have a little problem with numbers in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advocatus Diaboli Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 But the Police are right here. This is fake news. Easy to disprove. Best to stop this now before it gets worse. They could also sue Twitter, as the Law in the US now after the Presidents decree, Twitter can no longer hide behind putting out false tweets but removing posts that they do not agree with. That would be good to see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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