BANGKOK – The National Council for Peace and Order has detained a group of people for violating the computer crime law following their posting of opinions related to the public referendum on social media.
NCPO spokesman Col. Winthai Suvaree said on Wednesday that the military has recently detained eight people in Bangkok and two others in Khon Kaen, presumably after related authorities have been following their movements for some time.
Col. Winthai said that all detained individuals have not been charged as an investigation remains to be conducted, adding that the detention of these people has been in accordance with Article 44 of the interim charter.
The NCPO spokesman said that the detained individuals have certainly violated the Computer Crime Act although it is not clear if they have also broken the Public Referendum Act as well.
