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Prosecutors to monitor ‘scapegoat’ probe
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/02/2024
» The attorney-general has set up a panel of prosecutors to oversee a Department of Special Investigation (DSI) investigation into the case of a man forced to falsely confess to his wife’s murder.
Parents of street racers face charges
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/02/2024
» The parents of 10 youths caught in recent motorcycle street racing in Samut Prakan have been charged with allowing their children to engage in reckless, law-breaking behaviour and fined 10,000 baht, assistant national police chief Pol Lt Gen Samran Nualma said on Thursday.
Kids in face of criminal justice system
Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 21/02/2024
» Passions are raised understandably when children are alleged to have committed crimes. Yet, a balanced approach is required; emotions need to be moderated, and rationalisation needs to be advocated.
Age 14 eyed for criminal liability
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/02/2024
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) plans to propose to the Justice Ministry a reduction in the age threshold for legal punishment exemption from 15 to 14 years old, in response to a recent uptick in juvenile offences.
Motorcade protest duo arrested
Post Reporters, Published on 13/02/2024
» Police on Tuesday arrested monarchy-reform activists Tantawan “Tawan” Tuatulanon and Natthanon “Frank” Chaimahabud on charges of sedition and related offences for allegedly attempting to interrupt a royal motorcade on Feb 4.
Time to address juvenile crimes
Oped, Published on 06/02/2024
» Thailand has witnessed an alarming number of violent crimes committed by children under 15. The most recent murder of a 13-year-old who was stabbed in the neck by a 14-year-old classmate after a school assembly and the murder of Buaphan Tansu by a youth gang in Sa Kaeo leave most perpetrators unsentenced criminally due to their age (under 15) even if the court finds them guilty of the crime. These tragic incidents and lack of criminal sentencing for the offenders have sparked a public outcry echoing through the streets and halls of justice for change.
Tough penalties aren't enough
Editorial, Published on 04/02/2024
» Shocking crimes committed by young offenders often trigger a familiar demand: raise the legal age of minors so they must face the same penalties as adults. The sole focus on severe penalties, however, is not the answer to the rise in juvenile offenders.
Ministry extends support to families
News, Published on 31/01/2024
» The families of a 14-year-old schoolboy and the fellow student he allegedly fatally stabbed in Suan Luang district on Monday are under the care of the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, minister Varawut Silpa-Archa said on Tuesday.
Teenager who killed fellow student claims victim bullied him
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 30/01/2024
» A 14-year-old schoolboy who stabbed and killed a fellow student at a school in Suan Laung district yesterday morning, told investigators he carried out the killing after being bullied by the boy for the last two weeks, police said.
DSI now probing case of 'scapegoat' spouse Panya
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/01/2024
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is officially looking into the case of Panya Khongsaenkham, allegedly tortured by police, after the 56-year-old man in Sa Kaeo province was made a scapegoat in the murder of his mentally unstable wife, Buaphan Tansu.