LEGAL MOVES are being taken against online news outlets using “fake news” to incite hatred against activists campaigning to abolish the death penalty.

Srisuwan Janya, secretary-general of the Association for the Protection of the Constitution, on Wednesday will petition the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to scrutinise Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha, as well as two of his ministers, in connection with the alleged receipt of gifts worth more than Bt3,000 while in office.