Prachatai (23 November 2009: “Computer Crimes Act too ambiguous”; 9 November 2009: สัมภาษณ์ ‘สาวตรี สุขศรี’: ชำแหละ พ.ร.บ.คอมพิวเตอร์ อาวุธใหม่สั่นสะเทือนโลกไซเบอร์) has a useful story on the Computer Crimes Act. The report is based on an interview with Ajan Sawatree Suksri, a lecturer of the Faculty of Law, Thammasat University.
Sawatree has studied computer-related law in Germany. Her conclusion is that Thailand’s 2007 Computer Crimes Act is too ambiguous, especially on “national security,” allowing for “arbitrary interpretations by the authorities.”
She also points out some of the absurdities associated with the recent arrest of the royal health rumors 4.
