Date of
Incident
Type of Offense Allegedly
Committed
Summary of Incident
Legal Measures Taken
March
2009
Intermediary liability or consent/
negligence of operators for offenses
to be committed (section 15 of the
Computer-Related Offenses Act)
Webmaster of the independent online
newspaper www.prachatai.co.th was arrested
because alleged l è se-majest é comments were
posted on the Web site ’ s online discussion forum
at www.prachataiwebboard.com — though she
said that she had removed them immediately
after the fi rst notice from the police. She is
currently undergoing trial.
Prior to the arrest, Prachathai
had reportedly received
“ requests ” from the military to
remove from its Web site articles
and commentaries on the
monarchy and the military.
November
2009
Import of false computer data that
could threaten national security or
cause public panic [section 14(2) of
the Computer-Related Offenses Act)
Two brokers were arrested for having posted
information on two political online forums —
www.prachataiwebboard.com and www.
sameskyboard.org. One of the postings was a
translation of a Bloomberg news service article
on a rumor about the king ’ s deteriorating health.
The postings allegedly helped the market to
plunge 7 percent during trading on October 14
and 15, 2009. However, the webmaster of www.
prachataiwebboard.com contradicted the police
theory that the two brokers were helping spread
the rumors for fi nancial gain by confi rming that
both were long-standing members of the forum.
High-tech crime division and DSI
have been keeping both political
forums under constant
surveillance throughout the
postcoup period. When the
suspects were arrested, their
apprehension was in the context
of a stock market manipulation.
But a police offi cial in charge did
mention that their spreading of
rumors took place on “ two
politically problematic and
controversial Web boards. ”
Table 5.4
(continued)
Incident
Type of Offense Allegedly
Committed
Summary of Incident
Legal Measures Taken
March
2009
Intermediary liability or consent/
negligence of operators for offenses
to be committed (section 15 of the
Computer-Related Offenses Act)
Webmaster of the independent online
newspaper www.prachatai.co.th was arrested
because alleged l è se-majest é comments were
posted on the Web site ’ s online discussion forum
at www.prachataiwebboard.com — though she
said that she had removed them immediately
after the fi rst notice from the police. She is
currently undergoing trial.
Prior to the arrest, Prachathai
had reportedly received
“ requests ” from the military to
remove from its Web site articles
and commentaries on the
monarchy and the military.
November
2009
Import of false computer data that
could threaten national security or
cause public panic [section 14(2) of
the Computer-Related Offenses Act)
Two brokers were arrested for having posted
information on two political online forums —
www.prachataiwebboard.com and www.
sameskyboard.org. One of the postings was a
translation of a Bloomberg news service article
on a rumor about the king ’ s deteriorating health.
The postings allegedly helped the market to
plunge 7 percent during trading on October 14
and 15, 2009. However, the webmaster of www.
prachataiwebboard.com contradicted the police
theory that the two brokers were helping spread
the rumors for fi nancial gain by confi rming that
both were long-standing members of the forum.
High-tech crime division and DSI
have been keeping both political
forums under constant
surveillance throughout the
postcoup period. When the
suspects were arrested, their
apprehension was in the context
of a stock market manipulation.
But a police offi cial in charge did
mention that their spreading of
rumors took place on “ two
politically problematic and
controversial Web boards. ”
Table 5.4
(continued)