The prime minister of Thailand recently met with online activists in concern with their practices negatively affected the monarchy’s image. He spoke out against the arrest of the Prachatai editor, saying that it was in no way beneficial to their cause. He also expressed interest in changing the execution of Article 112, which refers to the lèse majesté laws being enforced.
The PM said, according to an article on the Prachatai website, that after returning from the U.K he would re-examine the procedure and prosecution of the Computer Crime Law to be more prudent and proper.
He consulted with the activists about possibly setting up a new committee to deal with web content more efficiently. This committee would involve the MICT (Ministry of Information and Communications Technology), the police, and other experts.
While the police have claimed no wrongdoing in the arrest of Prachatai’s editor, web experts and sources close to the arrest claim that the arrest involved intimidation and threats to the rights of online media.
These activists have urged the government to stop this negative attitude towards online media, including saying that the Prachatai website is part of a conspiracy that is ‘subversive to the monarchy.’
Hopefully, talks like these will continue until the issue of online censorship is settled.
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