webfact Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Activist charged for sarcastic Facebook poll mocking Prayut By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter Junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha holds a toddler during a Thursday visit of a pediatric clinic in Prachinburi province. BANGKOK — A parody poll on Facebook about junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha prompted police to charge a transparency activist Sunday with violating the Computer Crime Act. Veera Somkwamkid, a former leader of the Yellowshirt movement and vocal critic of the military regime, said he will turn himself in on Wednesday over the poll, which asked users to choose which was true: seven rosy promises from a song written by Prayuth or “none of the above.” Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2017/03/13/activist-charged-sarcastic-facebook-poll-mocking-prayuth/ -- © Copyright Khaosod English 2017-03-13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGareth2 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 mmmm not an "official" poll dangerous to the security of the realm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dageurreotype Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Veera posted a survey on Facebook with multiple choice questions as to the junta's fulfilling of promises, ending with none of the above. It was just 132 responders, all of whom picked the last answer. To wit, 'What have they done? Bugger all'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prbkk Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 What's this...the new way for parents to scare kids into obedience? " You behave kids or I'll ask Uncle Too to come around". Scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pookiki Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Tongue in cheek on Facebook polls Internet police are government trolls PS -- I'm no fan of Veera but this is absurd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughing Gravy Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Sarcastic. Geez he better not come and read threads on here. It is full of sarcasm. That's the whole point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Whatever happened to... Quote “Criticism based on good-faith intentions is allowed, of course,” Col. Olan Sukkasem said by telephone. Quote Remarks that are inflammatory or untrue are forbidden, the officer said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 This is the path towards unity and reconciliation. Law suits for expressing your opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGareth2 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 41 minutes ago, Prbkk said: What's this...the new way for parents to scare kids into obedience? " You behave kids or I'll ask Uncle Too to come around". Scary. In Nazi Germany it was the children turning in their parents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Pretty easy for the junta to use their golf-bag of "laws" (113 - 118; Computer Crimes) to persecute anyone who expresses an opinion which is not acceptable. And people wonder why the polls are always so "positive"? People understand that if they express their true opinion they could be jailed. Reconciliation you will like, or else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksidedog Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 "Olan Sukkasem of the Technology Crime Police, the police unit prosecuting Veera, said it’s clear his intention was to defame the government, which is illegal. And yet, just last week, the PM denied a report of Human Rights abuses and said people were free to express their opinions. It is particulalry funny that the majority of answers to the "poll" were that the Governmment are indeed doing a very bad job. So once again the infamous "Computer Crimes Act" is rolled out, which allows the guilty to prosecute the innocent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 And yet, just last week, the PM denied a report of Human Rights abuses and said people were free to express their opinions. Yes, everyone is free to express their opinion, as long as it supports the junta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 2 hours ago, Prbkk said: What's this...the new way for parents to scare kids into obedience? " You behave kids or I'll ask Uncle Too to come around". Scary. Halloween is still a ways off and Prayuth masks are selling like hot cakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manhood Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Juntas paranoia about questioning and investigative and satire: well that always means there must be some truth behind of it! And this violating computer act is good to get rid of anybody the junta dont like as it's the open door for not let grow a democracy from the people of the country: only the view of the now acting "government"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realenglish1 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 This is truly a sad day in Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardinalblue Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 So are you saying SNL should not do a skit on the Thai PM and computer crimes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 get Alec Baldwin onto it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 5 Years in solitary......Military court....no defence....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadeeken Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Certainly 'NO' Freedom of speech in Thailand --- Now Days................. Don't criticize the powers that be............... Very reminiscent of the Taksin era.................. First, not long ago, it was "No sex, Please........ We're Thai" Now it is ........ "If you don't like what we do (or how we spend your money on ourselves) ...... shut up"............ It's not the Thailand I have known for the past 30 odd years where mostly or only 'royalty' were protected............. TIT................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeneeds Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing, Aristotle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thechook Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Only Prayuth and the Junta are permitted to conduct popularity polls on themselves. Always thought the government sanctioned polls were rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandito Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 7 hours ago, sawadeeken said: Certainly 'NO' Freedom of speech in Thailand --- Now Days................. Don't criticize the powers that be............... Very reminiscent of the Taksin era.................. First, not long ago, it was "No sex, Please........ We're Thai" Now it is ........ "If you don't like what we do (or how we spend your money on ourselves) ...... shut up"............ It's not the Thailand I have known for the past 30 odd years where mostly or only 'royalty' were protected............. TIT................ It's time to pull up stakes and show them the finger, preferably at Old Swampy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Just to be clear the dreaded illegal poll was about Prayut's song from May 22, 2014, "Returning Happiness to the People". So clearly there are no bounds for the junta when it comes to persecuting people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatawonderfulday Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 On 13/03/2017 at 0:45 PM, Laughing Gravy said: Sarcastic. Geez he better not come and read threads on here. It is full of sarcasm. That's the whole point. No problems as his grasp of the English language is severely limited much like his socio-political and economic understandings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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