The Bangkok Post reports today that the Special Branch Police Division of the Royal Thai Police has denied banning sales of this week's edition of The Economist.
The story quotes Pol. Lt. Gen. Teeradej Rodphothong as saying his agency was not authorised to prohibit sellers from ordering the magazine for sale in Thailand, and it had still not examined whether the content offends the monarchy. But if anyone complains to the Police about the issue and the article breaks the lese majeste law, the officers would act against the sellers.
So it would appear even more certain that Thai distributors took the decision themselves, as it would be the sellers who could face action and not the publisher.
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