8-year-old child told to see a physician
PUBLISHED: 29 Aug 2024 at 08: 24
A Surat Thani court on Wednesday ordered a couple to end teaching their version of Lord Buddha’s lessons to fans and get their eight-year-old son, whom they claim has mind-connecting power, to see a physician.
The order was made by the Juvenile and Family Court in response to a petition that native Social Development and Human Security officials had filed to protect the child under the Child Protection Act of 2003.
The judge told the parents to cooperate with the protesting authorities, which included creating programs for the boy’s culture.
The court’s order forbids all channels of so-called “mind network lessons” on any advertising outlets and social media platforms, including videos and pictures.
Additionally, it forbids them from making public statements that contradictory Buddhist teachings or other translations of their lessons that are not from the Tripitaka.
Within 15 days, the boy’s parents may also inform the court of the boy’s medical history and formal communication with the physician.
Within six months of the court’s order, the judge also mandated two follow-up consultations with psychiatrists.
All different mind-connecting actions by the child’s religion are likewise ordered banned, according to Wednesday’s court decision.
Chonlada Chanasirattanakun, a social development and human safety standard, said her company may try to work with the boy’s parents to adopt the court order.
According to Ms. Chonlada, breaking the judge’s buy may lead to legal action.
The boy’s mother, who was identified only by her first title, Natthaphon, said the prosecutor’s decision was n’t shocking to her, probably because the judge focused primarily on protecting her father’s security.
Ms. Natthaphon backed up the judge’s decision based on fake boy photos and videos that were circulated on social media sites like Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok.
She claimed that such photographs may have given the court the false idea that the child was being abused by them to their advantage.
She said she was determined to appeal the judge’s purchase.
Ms. Natthaphon added that she believed she had proven to the court that she and her father had never used their child for any obtain.