Consequences of Viral Incident of Gay Couple's Wedding, Indonesian Citizens Threatened to Not Be Able to Go to Thailand

Kapanlagi.com - A same-sex marriage in Thailand has recently become a widespread topic of discussion. The reason is that their happiness post on Facebook has received various insults and threats from Indonesian netizens for days on end.

Thai citizens who have received unpleasant treatment from Indonesian netizens have finally been provoked and fought back. As a result, there has been a massive 'war' of comments between the two sides.

Suriya Koedsang, one of the couples in the marriage, is not happy with the treatment from Indonesian netizens. Not only did they receive insults, but also death threats.

1. Threats from Thailand to Indonesian Citizens

Suriya then chose to take this case to the legal route. He reported the attitude of Indonesian netizens to Ronnarong Kaewpetch from the Network of Campaigning for Justice, as quoted from the coconuts.co website.

Ronnarong himself then issued a strong statement regarding this case, "Every time you (Indonesian people) come to Thailand, we are ready with the police to arrest you."

2. Indonesian Citizens in Thailand Also Affected

From KapanLagi.com's observations, several Indonesian citizens living in Thailand have also started to be affected. As told by a netizen with the username CrocoayHyonieLGBQT.

"My younger brother was forcibly sent back by his boss at his office. My brother cried because his job was lost due to the mistake of Indonesian netizens. Angry? Disappointed? Definitely. That's his source of income, he worked hard and saved money to be able to work in Thailand. But now what? What's so difficult about showing respect?" he wrote.

3. #indonesiasaysorryforthailand

Of course, the actions shown by the haters can harm the entire Indonesian citizens. What they do can also damage the good relationship between the two countries.

Meanwhile, the hashtag #indonesiasaysorryforthailand has adorned the trending topic wall on Twitter for a full day. Its content is some Indonesian citizens apologizing for the treatment of the haters towards Suriya Koedsang and his partner.

(kpl/gtr)