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Newsmen arrested for photos of protester writing graffiti

Just doing his job, says photographer; freedom of the press seen as under attack

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Freelance news photographer Nattaphon Phanphongsanon looks out of the police van taking him from the Thung Song Hong police station to the Criminal Court on Tuesday. He was later released on bail. (Photo: @TLHR2014 X account)
Freelance news photographer Nattaphon Phanphongsanon looks out of the police van taking him from the Thung Song Hong police station to the Criminal Court on Tuesday. He was later released on bail. (Photo: @TLHR2014 X account)

A freelance news photographer charged and held in custody for photographing a man spray-painting protest graffiti on the outside wall of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha last year has vowed to fight the case in court.

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