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03-03-2016, 02:15 PM
Thai politician hauled up for Facebook post calling general '***ist'
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A former Thai minister is in trouble with the government after a Facebook post he made calling deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan "***ist."
Police said Thursday that former commerce minister Watana Muangsook has been charged in court with breaking the country's computer crimes law by criticising one of the senior generals in the ruling military dictatorship, according to Reuters (http://in.reuters.com/article/thailand-politics-idINKCN0W50GD).
SEE ALSO: Thai man arrested for 'liking' post criticizing king on Facebook (http://mashable.com/2015/12/10/liking-resharing-thai-king/)
It appears that authorities acted fast. The Bangkok Post says Watana's offending post was made on Tuesday (http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/883340/pheu-thai-member-wattana-house-visited-by-soldiers). In it, he criticised Prawit, saying (http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1456980218), "His IQ is a little too low." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/03/thailand-watana/)
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A former Thai minister is in trouble with the government after a Facebook post he made calling deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan "***ist."
Police said Thursday that former commerce minister Watana Muangsook has been charged in court with breaking the country's computer crimes law by criticising one of the senior generals in the ruling military dictatorship, according to Reuters (http://in.reuters.com/article/thailand-politics-idINKCN0W50GD).
SEE ALSO: Thai man arrested for 'liking' post criticizing king on Facebook (http://mashable.com/2015/12/10/liking-resharing-thai-king/)
It appears that authorities acted fast. The Bangkok Post says Watana's offending post was made on Tuesday (http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/883340/pheu-thai-member-wattana-house-visited-by-soldiers). In it, he criticised Prawit, saying (http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1456980218), "His IQ is a little too low." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/03/thailand-watana/)
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