Election commission attacks news station director (1)

Description

On 11 May 2023, the Election Commission of Thailand released a statement accusing Nation TV director and a transparency activist from iLaw of spreading false information against the commission through their discussion on a TV talk show. In the program, the pair discussed the possibility that the Election Commission might be subject to political favoritism because of its close ties to PM Prayut Chan-o-cha and his military junta that ruled Thailand from 2014 to 2019. The commission rejected the allegation and warned that their remarks may be prosecutable under the Computer Crime Acts, which bans dissemination of “false information” on the internet.

Information
Number of attacked persons or entities related to media
2
Do they work as freelance or media?
Yes
Position in media
Status of journalists
Gender
Male
Age
Country
Bangkok
Full name or name of group
Identified
The name of perpetrator (individual/group)
Election Commission of Thailand
Attack mention about gender background/sexual wording?
No
Date of incident
Year of incident
2023
Type of incident
Criminal lawsuit/charge: Other charge