THAKSIN INTERVIEW BLOCKED BY THAILAND’S GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED TV STATION
December 30th 2007 04:44
A Thai TV news show was blocked from broadcasting an interview with deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in which he commented on his allies' victory in last weekend's election.
AP reported that Channel TITV, controlled by the military-installed government, planned to air an interview with the deposed leader on Wednesday evening but the program was replaced at the last minute, according to Jom Petchphradub, the program's host, who conducted the interview in Hong Kong.
Thaksin, who has been living abroad since the coup, was in Hong Kong during and after Sunday's general election.
Jom said officials in the government's Public Relations Department, which falls under the Prime Minister's Office, called one of his editors to inquire about the interview, which was subsequently yanked from the air on Wednesday evening.
The channel's news editor, Sonthayan Chuenraethainaitam, confirmed that the interview was pulled from the air but said he did not have details "from the officials concerned."
AP said it was unclear if government officials barred the broadcast or if the network's executives censored the program after getting a call from the Public Relations Department.
The head of the Public Relations Department, the only official authorised to comment on the matter, was not available to comment.
- From MediaBlab
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