Lèse majesté Premiership of Abhisit Vejjajiva
in october 2008, ppp/samak administration allocated 100 million baht establish special task-force step lèse majesté enforcement, , set website individuals report violations thai authorities. in 2009, abhisit acknowledged country s lese majeste laws had been abused in past, , said attempt address problem. established advisory committee on fair application of lese majeste laws in january 2010.
in 2010, privy councilor air chief marshal kamthon sindhavananda said abhisit government had been slow respond perceived threats against monarchy. in response, abhisit said protecting monarchy government s top priority, , pledged improve mechanisms safeguard royal institution.
during abhisit s tenure, arrest of prachatai editor chiranuch premchaiporn became cause célèbre. chiranuch charged under computer crimes act not deleting online comments posted news website allegedly insulting monarchy. chiranuch faced 50 years in prison on initial charges. arrested again on separate charges after attending internet @ liberty 2010, international conference on media freedom. amnesty international, committee protect journalists, , reporters without borders criticized arrest.
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