Wednesday 6 March 2019

Thailand elections: contender may be charged after sharing fake news

Deputy head of up-and-coming Future Forward party falls foul of new online content laws

The deputy leader of an up-and-coming political party contesting Thailand’s general election has become the latest target of heavily restrictive online content laws after unwittingly sharing a false news article.

A spokeswoman for the Future Forward party said on Tuesday that a representative of the ruling military junta had filed a police complaint accusing Pongsakorn Rodchompoo of violating the Computer Crime Act, which carries a penalty of up to five years in jail.

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