LESE MAJESTE
Thammasat ban on Nitirat sparks free speech row
Thammasat University's decision to bar the Nitirat group from using its campuses for activities related to the lese majeste law has sparked a fierce debate over its stance on freedom of expression.
Thammasat rector Somkit Lertpaithoon yesterday defended the university executive committee's decision.
In a message posted on his Facebook page, he said the ban was intended to prevent any incidents which could escalate into violence such as the massacre of left-wing students at Thammasat's Bangkok campus on Oct 6, 1976.
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- Writer: Aekarach Sattaburuth & Pakawat Sukpituksaree
