THAILAND’S MILITARY ON WEB ALERT TO CURB ACTS OF LESE MAJESTE
September 27th 2009 03:42
Thailand’s Defence Ministry has placed all military units on alert to curb acts of lese majeste in cyberspace and on community radio stations.
Lese majeste is, according to Wikipedia, “the crime of violating majesty, an offense against the dignity of a reigning sovereign or against a state.”
The Bangkok Post reported that Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon told the armed forces to carry out extensive monitoring of internet and radio content.,
Ministry spokesman Colonel Thanathip Sawangsaeng said many unauthorised websites and community radio stations had been found to propagate negative opinions which could be seen as a threat to national security and the monarchy.
He said a Justice Ministry survey had found more than 10,000 sites contained material that offended the monarchy but only about 2,000 of them could be successfully traced and banned.
The armed forces were asked to report acts of lese majeste to the Public Relations Department and the Information and Communication Technology Ministry.
Army chief-of-staff and Internal Security Operations Command secretary-general Prayuth Chan-ocha has sought the cooperation of all army divisions in dealing with lese majeste problems on the internet.
Lese majeste is, according to Wikipedia, “the crime of violating majesty, an offense against the dignity of a reigning sovereign or against a state.”
The Bangkok Post reported that Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon told the armed forces to carry out extensive monitoring of internet and radio content.,
Ministry spokesman Colonel Thanathip Sawangsaeng said many unauthorised websites and community radio stations had been found to propagate negative opinions which could be seen as a threat to national security and the monarchy.
The armed forces were asked to report acts of lese majeste to the Public Relations Department and the Information and Communication Technology Ministry.
Army chief-of-staff and Internal Security Operations Command secretary-general Prayuth Chan-ocha has sought the cooperation of all army divisions in dealing with lese majeste problems on the internet.
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