SURAT THANI: A student has been detained for allegedly creating a Facebook page under the name of his girlfriend's stepmother and posting lese majeste content with the intention of putting her behind bars.
Koh Phangan police questioned the 16-year-old they referred to as "Jack" on Saturday. His real name was not revealed because he is a minor.
They found that Jack, a student at a vocational school in the southern resort province, had allegedly opened a personal Facebook page in the name of Ms R, the 27-year-old wife of his girlfriend's father, Mr D, 33, a shop owner in Koh Phangan district. Their names have been withheld to protect the identity of the girl.
After being alerted about a Facebook page containing lese majeste posts, police on Thursday invited the couple for questioning. They claimed the page was a fake, created to convict Ms R, possibly by A (name withheld), Mr D's daughter from his previous marriage.
The police later questioned the girl, who allegedly confessed that she'd been having problems with her stepmother, who she felt had stolen her father. She allegedly asked Jack, her boyfriend, to create the page and post the offending messages so people would think they came from her stepmother.
Pol Maj Gen Apichart Boonsriroj, head of the investigators, said officers had initially charged Jack with lese majeste and violating the Computer Crime Act. They plan to take him to the Koh Samui Court to seek his detention.
They are investigating further whether to charge Ms A and on what grounds.
