Facebook post by medical staffer ruffles police feathers
Police are considering pressing charges against a medical technician for allegedly falsely portraying the authorities in a bad light.
Pakpoom Dejhasadin, aka Panda Lab Doctor, a medical technician from the National Blood Centre and the Thai Red Cross Society, had posted a picture on his Facebook page of illegal immigrants entering Thailand, with a caption that claimed the immigrants normally crossed the border in Pong Nam Ron district of Chanthaburi province.
The Royal Thai Police is considering charging Pakpoom with violating the Computer Crimes Act as his intention might be to damage the authority’s image.
He later explained that his real intention was to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country which might come from illegal border crossings.
He also warned that if he was charged for that kind of action, people might be afraid to advocate for the country’s public health safety in the future.
