Thailand's ruling military dictatorship is in the spotlight after an opposition party member's Facebook posts detailing his detention by the army this week went viral.
Watana Muangsook, former commerce minister and a senior member of ousted Thai premier Yingluck Shinawatra's Pheu Thai political party, was taken from his home Wednesday by army officials, and detained at an army base for an "attitude adjustment" session before going through police interrogation.
This was because he made a post on Facebook the day before, calling deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan "sexist." After his detention, he appeared in court on Thursday on charges of committing computer crimes, which carries a punishment of five years in prison. The politician is out on bail now, and plans to fight the charges. Read more...
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