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Läste den här artikel idag och här är det en Svensk Olof Blomqvist som är talesman för Amnesty som uttalar sig om Juntans censur.
I artikeln tas även en del av Juntaledarens övriga attacker mot media upp, som när han uttalade dessa ord:
"I will shut them down only when they don't say good things,"
"I have not yet shut down any publications, but please write in a good way. If it is not good, then I will need to do that."
"They criticize me on every issue, every page of the newspapers. What the hell is wrong with them? Are they crazy?
"But this time, I will shut them down for real," he continued. "I cannot allow them to continue their disrespect. Otherwise, what's the point of me being prime minister? What's the point of having martial law?"
"probably just execute" members of the media who "did not report the truth."
Till detta kan man lägga att Diktatorn har kastat bananskal på en kameraman och strukit örat på en kvinnlig reporter, själv tycker jag ju att även hans uttalande om kvinnor i bikini också platsar på listan.
Thailand’s Prime Minister Wants to Shut Down Media Outlets That Don’t Praise the Government
By George Henton April 6, 2015 | 12:11 pmIn the latest attack on press freedoms in Thailand, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has repeated previous claims that he has the power to shut down any media outlets that fail to praise him and his government.
"I will shut them down only when they don't say good things," Prayuth told reporters during a visit to a military college Friday in Bangkok. "I have not yet shut down any publications, but please write in a good way. If it is not good, then I will need to do that."
The prime minister's comments come amid growing domestic and international criticism of the Thai government's decision to lift martial law, only to replace it with new powers described by the United Nations as "even more draconian."
Despite promises from the junta of a swift return to democracy, human rights groups are increasingly concerned that freedom of expression and freedom of the press in Thailand are being irreconcilably curtailed.
"Since the military seized power, there have been far-reaching restrictions placed on free speech that are stifling debate and a once vibrant civil society," Olof Blomqvist, a spokesman for Amnesty International, told VICE News. "The media operates under the watch of censorship panels and face harsh restrictions on what they can report."
Blomqvist added that the military "seems to simply be granting itself further powers to repress," rather than rolling back the emergency measures that were enacted after Prayuth took control.
Prayuth has had a mercurial relationship with the press. In one instance, the junta leader was filmed stroking the ear of a reporter. In another, he threw a banana peel at a cameraman. He first threatened to ban media outlets last year.
"I have endured it for a long time now," Prayuth said at the time, referencing what he viewed as unflattering coverage in the press. "They criticize me on every issue, every page of the newspapers. What the hell is wrong with them? Are they crazy?
"But this time, I will shut them down for real," he continued. "I cannot allow them to continue their disrespect. Otherwise, what's the point of me being prime minister? What's the point of having martial law?"
Last week, Prayuth responded to a question on how the government would deal with journalists who did not adhere to his official line by telling reporters he could "probably just execute" members of the media who "did not report the truth."
The remarks drew swift international condemnation.
"We sincerely hope that this threat was not a serious one," US State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke said. "We have repeatedly called for lifting restrictions on freedom of expression in Thailand, and in our view, statements like these, even if not serious, contribute to an atmosphere where those freedoms could be suppressed."
David Kaye, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, also condemned the comments.
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