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Thai junta summons Thairath cartoonist

Thai junta summons Thairath cartoonist

Submitted on Sun, 4 Oct 2015 - 01:03 PM
A renowned cartoonist of Thairath, a daily newspaper with biggest circulation in Thailand, was summoned by the military for his cartoons criticizing junta, Voice TV reported on Sunday morning. 
 
The report said Sakda Sae-eaw, known by his penname as “Sia,” a cartoonist whose column is on Thairath page 3, reported in at the Royal Thai Army Headquarter on Sunday morning.   
 
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