Thai journalist says Myanmar junta agents tried to intimidate him in Samut Prakan
Nathaphob Sungkate, a Thai freelance journalist, said he was threatened, searched and obstructed while reporting on the Certificate of Identity (CI) renewal process for Myanmar migrant workers at the Samut Prakan Provincial Immigration CI Centre on 21 October. He said a foreign man claiming to represent Myanmar’s military government demanded to see his identification, while […] The post Thai…
Thai freelance journalist Nathaphob Sungkate claims he was threatened, searched and obstructed while reporting on the Certificate of Identity (CI) renewal process for Myanmar migrant workers in Samut Prakan, Thailand on October 21. According to Sungkate, a man claiming to represent Myanmar’s military government demanded to see his identification, while other Thai men surrounded him, questioned his reporting and photographed his Thai national ID card.
Sungkate, wearing a press armband and carrying a camera, was only photographing the exterior and general atmosphere without capturing personal information. He expressed dissatisfaction with the treatment of a process involving public interest as secret and questioned the actions of those who refused to identify themselves and obstructed media work.
Sungkate plans to submit a complaint to the House Committee on Political Development and Media and may petition the National Human Rights Commission if the harassment continues.
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