Supinya Klangnarong: Thai Netizens Network

Thai Netizens Network (TNN) recently asked Thai authorities to explain how they were technically able to gain access my e-mail, in order to read the messages which Nat Sattayapornpisut had sent me. TNN also requested details of the law which allows this type of communications interception to be used in Thailand.

Here's an interview with TNN's Supinya Klangnarong, in which she mentions many of the issues currently being discussed by Human Rights organisations, including Thailand's lese majeste law and Computer Crimes law. With regard to lese majeste law, Supinya makes some excellent points.

As Supinda rightly points out, there is no criteria for defining lese majeste. Which means that even a polite criticism, can lead to accusations of "defamation" against the Thai king or other members of the royal family, which is precisely what has been happening over the past few years.

The solution proposed by TNN is "open dialogue" about the issue of lese majeste law. But this too apparently, is lese majeste. No-one can criticise this law, or suggest any reforms to it, without "insulting" the monarch.

From that I think we can safely conclude, that when the Thai king invited Thai people to criticise him in 2005, he was in fact "insulting" himself and therefore liable to prosecution for lese majeste. Have you ever heard anything more ridiculous in your life?

Good video from RSFinternet




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