CNN journalists arrested in Thailand for their coverage of the nursery school massacre leave the country

Oct. 10 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The two journalists from the American television network who were arrested by the Thai Police accused of violating the scene of the massacre that took place last week in a daycare center and that left more than twenty children dead have left this Monday the country.

Their departure has taken place after the security forces released them after revoking the tourist visas granted to both, according to information from the newspaper ‘Bangkok Post’.

Thus, the two reporters, identified as Anna Coren and Daniel Hodge, have gone to Suvarnabhumi airport to catch a flight to Hong Kong. Immigration had previously revoked their visas after authorities criticized their coverage of the nursery school massacre for sneaking into the school itself.

The head of the Thai Police, General Damrongsak Kittiprapas, has indicated that both Coren and Hodge have also been fined 5,000 baht (about 136 euros) each for violating their tourist visas.

The journalists had recorded images of the interior of the nursery, which has raised controversy in the country, especially by the relatives of the victims, who have accused them of violating journalistic ethics.

The Police, for their part, explained that the media did not have permission to access the scene of the crime, something that has been discussed by journalists, who claim that they had the corresponding permission but have apologized for what happened.

The security forces have insisted that their presence at the scene could have “contaminated evidence”, which would hamper the work of investigators. In this sense, he does not rule out other charges against him.