NCPO-era draft, ‘a tool for control’
Both government and opposition MPs have slammed a bill aimed at promoting media ethics and professional standards, saying the bill is outdated and the government should withdraw it.
During a joint sitting of MPs and senators on Tuesday, Pheu Thai Party MP for Bangkok, Jirayu Huangsap, said that the bill was drawn up by the now-defunct National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) about six to seven years ago.
The NRSA was established by Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, who was then the leader of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).
“The bill was intended by the NCPO to control the media. Therefore, the origin of the bill was illegitimate.
“Now is not the time to propose such a bill. The bill has a hidden agenda, and…
