BANGKOK - The deputy leader of an up-and-coming political party contesting Thailand’s general election has become the latest target of online content laws after unwittingly sharing a false news article. The head of the military government, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, is seeking to stay in office after the March 24 election. He is the candidate for prime minister of a new party regarded as a proxy for the military, but is not running for Parliament. The junta has already filed charges against Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit for online remarks that the junta had unfairly lured other political parties to be allies of the military. He is accused of violating the Computer Crime Act by allegedly putting false information online, and could be punished with a five-year prison term.

Source: thestar March 05, 2019 12:50 UTC