BANGKOK – Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan has warmed that posting information that distorts facts is punishable by law.
Gen Prawit was speaking in regard to groups that have expressed their disapproval of the draft constitution over the internet, saying that the posts need to be in accordance with the facts. He said posts that are meant to persuade or dissuade people from voting for or against the new constitution are forbidden, as is posting distorted criticisms of the government.
Gen Prawit declined at the time to make a connection between the recently detained individuals who criticized the government and Panthongtae Shinawatra, son of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
The Defense Minister added that regarding the recent crackdown on influential groups in Nakhon Pathom Province, and peace talks in the southern border provinces, all policies are being enacted as planned.
