Police aim at six Thai celebrities over social-media booze postings

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Police aim at six Thai celebrities over social-media booze postings

By The Nation

 

 

Police are focused on summoning six Thai celebrities whose pictures with alcoholic beverages were posted and shared on social media. Authorities are considering charges for violating the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.

 

Pol General Weerachai Songmetta, a national police chief adviser, presided over a meeting on Friday of police investigators at the Muang Nonthaburi Police Station to discuss progress of a probe progress against accused of promoting alcohol consumption on social media.

 

According to a police source, the accused celebrities are DJ Davide Dorico, Sirin “Cris” Howang, Pongsak “Aof” Rattanaphong, Hansa “Nuclear” Jungwattanawong, Sean Jindachot and Ratchanon "Guy" Sukprakob. Police will also summon executives from the company linked to the alcohol brand for questioning.

 

The posts are suspected of promoting drinking and thus allegedly in violation of Section 32 of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act. The section bans people from advertising alcoholic drinks and from showing the names and logos of alcoholic drinks to promote them. Offenders face up to one year in prison, a Bt500,000 fine, or both.

 

Weerachai said additional celebrities were participating in promotions and should remove their posts from all social media channels before police take action against them. He said police would fine a first-time offender at Bt50,000 and a repeated offender at Bt200,000. Those providing information leading an arrest would get one-fourth of the fine as a reward, he added.

 

This is not the first time Thai celebrities have been accused of posting photos of themselves with booze. In 2015 seven celebrities, including Pakorn “Dome” Lam and Virithipa “VJ Woonsen” Pakdeeprasong, faced police probes over similar allegations. 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30321435

 

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[nasanews]

If it is not legal don't don't do it...simple.

[alant]

13 hours ago, nasanews said:

If it is not legal don't don't do it...simple.

Maybe, (?) you are right, I feel the many many laws that are put on the back burner and not rolled out until someone feels like it make it difficult though.

[Lupatria]

I miss the name of the top cop and brewery consultant in this article. Maybe it was his idea in revenge for losing his extra salary.

[Stargeezr]

Is this Thailand or Saudi Arabia?  Relax  and  Don't Worry be Happy..

[mark01]

Please.... All the @#%* that happens in this #@£_\% up country and this is what they concentrate their efforts on!

[RichardColeman]

Better hope no alcohol company sponsors the local teams football shirts !

[Mad mick]

2 hours ago, mark01 said:

Please.... All the @#%* that happens in this #@£_\% up country and this is what they concentrate their efforts on!

Amazing thailand 

[rkidlad]

Sounds to me like some high up police wanna invite some 'celebs' (and I use that term loosely) for a chat and photo shoot.

 

Let's wait and see for the pics. 

[AGareth2]

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

Better hope no alcohol company sponsors the local teams football shirts !

it is water or soda

[Prbkk]

The last time they did this they got nothing more than a token slap ( and that only after they denied for weeks that it was an organised campaign, before finally confessing). 

[Mad mick]

4 minutes ago, AGareth2 said:

it is water or soda

5 5 5 

Who care's really " criky have the jaunta got nothing better to do " almost evry thing is illegal in thailand these days ' coups r acceptable .

[lvr181]

20 hours ago, mark01 said:

Please.... All the @#%* that happens in this #@£_\% up country and this is what they concentrate their efforts on!

And 'twerking' 

 

Thailand the land of upside down priorities!