Media bodies ask POMC to review orders restricting press freedom
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FOUR MEDIA organisations Wednesday issued a joint statement asking the Peace and Order Maintaining Command (POMC) to review those of its orders that are deemed to violate media rights and press freedom.
The statement was issued by the Thai Journalists Association, the National Press Council of Thailand, the Broadcast Journalists Association and the News Broadcasting Council of Thailand.
The statement said the POMC’s Order numbers 3, 6,7,8, 9/2014 adversely affected the freedom of expression guaranteed by Article 45 of the Constitution, especially numbers 6 and 7 which seek cooperation to suspend the operation of 14 satellite-television stations and community radio stations that do not have an operating licence until an order for change is imposed.
The Nation
