A Prachatai and an independent reporter were taken into police custody on Monday in connection with the alleged defacing of the walls of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok in March last year.
According to Prachatai’s “X” post, its reporter, Nuttaphol Meksobhon, was arrested yesterday afternoon for being an accomplice in causing damage to a historic site and vandalising a wall in a public place.
Nuttaphol’s arrest follows that of Nattaphon Phanphongsanon, an independent photographer, who faces similar charges.
According to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR), Nuttaphol, Nattaphon and a few other reporters went to the Temple of the Emerald Buddha on March 28th last year to cover an event, when “Bang-ern”, a 25-year-old artist, sprayed the wall of the temple with an anti-lèse majesté law symbol.
TLHR said that Nuttaphol was arrested at his house by police armed…
