Via physorg.com -
(AP) -- Thai authorities have shut down a political Web site that spoke out against the monarchy, the site's operator said Sunday, in another move to punish critics of Thailand's most revered institution.
Visitors posted comments on the sameskybooks.com bulletin board, questioning claims in the Thai media that the entire country was in mourning over the death Wednesday of Princess Galyani Vadhana - King Bhumibol Adulyadej's older sister - and criticizing official calls for the public to wear black as a sign of mourning, said Thanapol Eiwsakul, who operated the site.
The Information and Communication Technology Ministry threatened local Internet provider Netservice with closure unless it took the action against sameskybooks.com, which was closed Friday, Thanapol said.
"I received a letter from Netservice that the ministry pressured them to shut down our Web site or it would shut down Netservice," he said.
No one from the ministry could be immediately reached for comment Sunday, and sameskybooks.com remained inaccessible. Netservice could not be contacted.
Thanapol said he did not know if he would face charges or if he would be allowed to reopen his site. He said he was considering legal action against the government because it had not sought a court order before closing the site.
He said he hoped to find a foreign Internet provider that would allow him to continue operating the site.
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