Prachyachai Daththuyawatra, the spokesman of the Thai Journalists Association (TJA), said that along with the armbands, preventing the media from compiling news of protests was also viewed as a media rights abuse. "Media outlets can issue armbands by themselves without relying on police," he added. "At the gathering [Tuesday], even though there were not enough armbands for the media, reporters could still access the area by showing their media identification card to demonstrators. He insisted the media was capable of self-regulation, adding that measures and legal action were pursued against media outlets which caused trouble. "If the media find measures issued by the police bar their operation, it can petition the Administrative Court to abolish the regulation," he added.

Source: Bangkok Post May 22, 2018 22:07 UTC