CNN headquarters in Atlanta, USA. File photoBANGKOK, Oct 9The Uthaisawan district in Thailand's Nongbualamphu province, where ex-police sergeant Panya Khamrap shot and stabbed 38 people, including 24 children, on Thursday filed a trespassing complaint with local police against two CNN reporters who entered the crime scene without permission the building of the children's center in which the tragedy occurred. This was reported on Sunday by the online version of the Bangkok Post newspaper, citing the police. CNN employees are being investigated for trespassing under the Thai Criminal Code, the report said.Trump tries to sue CNN for $475 million The district council chairman who initiated the criminal investigation told reporters and suspects at the district police department that the reporters were disrespectful to Thailand and illegally entered the state-owned facility on whose territory the investigation is being carried out. «You should have tested some respect for us. Why did you even do this? (infiltrated the territory of the children's center — ed.),» he asked the reporters of the American TV channel. that a criminal investigation has been launched against the two foreign reporters and that they will be formally informed of the charges shortly. He also added that «other charges could be brought against the reporters,» the paper said. was clearly marked with police tape stretched around the building and signs prohibiting entry into the territory of the children's center. They were seen and photographed by local residents as they left the building by climbing over the fence. The report, filmed in the building by CNN reporters, an Australian citizen and a British citizen, was posted on the TV channel's website and broadcast on television before the district authorities had time to react The Thailand Journalists Association and the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand, registered as a non-governmental organization for foreign journalists, came out early Sunday morning to sharply criticize the actions of CNN reporters. , on Sunday afternoon, the TV station removed the report from the site and issued a statement expressing «regret if the report was perceived by someone with offense or caused negative emotions», but there was no apology. On Sunday afternoon, the Thai immigration police announced thai visa revocation report ditch CNN because they entered the country on tourist visas and, by filming and publishing the report, violated the ban on working in Thailand when visiting the country on tourist category visas. money penalty. Violation of the rules of stay in the country on a tourist visa involves a judicial fine and deportation from the country.
