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Criminal compensation fund runs dry after five months
King-oua Laohong, Published on 14/09/2018
» Compensation and remedy claims sought by victims in criminal cases and wrongfully convicted people from the government have shot up, forcing the Justice Ministry to seek additional funds this year.
Files on Jomsap suspects go to prosecutors
News, Published on 29/12/2017
» Nakhon Phanom: A police team probing an allegedly wrongful bid to seek a retrial of a 2005 deadly hit-and-run case has completed its investigation against all 11 suspects and forwarded the case to the prosecution.
Jomsap feels heat after retrial bid comes unstuck
News, Published on 26/12/2017
» 5The case of former teacher Jomsap Saenmuangkhot, who tried to prove she was wrongfully jailed in a 2005 hit-and-run case, ended with a twist last month when the Supreme Court dismissed her petition seeking a retrial.
Top five crime news stories of the year
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/12/2017
» The year 2017 saw many infamous crime stories make the headlines in the Bangkok Post. The Post would like to recap five such stories -- from the killer "beauties", the Krabi family massacre, the wholesale fraud surrounding non-existent tours to Japan, the Xaysana drug trafficking gang, to the Jomsap retrial saga -- which had readers following each case over the course of many days and weeks as the events unfolded.
Let the punishment fit the crime
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 02/07/2017
» Just when people thought that capital punishment no longer exists in Thailand, a Thai criminal court recently ordered sending two repeat offenders to death row for fatally stabbing a young man during an iPhone robbery.
Miscarriage of justice
Spectrum, Published on 22/01/2017
» Life is not the same for Patsakorn Singki. Even though the 30-year-old was released from prison more than one year ago, the Sing Buri native no longer enjoys visiting temple fairs like he used to do before his spell in prison.
Man 'was paid' to do time behind bars
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 09/12/2016
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is investigating a bizarre case involving a man who was allegedly paid to serve a prison sentence, illegal wood, the bitter wife of the prisoner and a shady businessman.
Defence team team hopeful in Koh Tao murder appeal
Myanmar Times, Published on 02/11/2016
» YANGON - Lawyers for two Myanmar nationals sentenced to death in Thailand for the murder of two British tourists on Koh Tao are optimistic about winning their appeal after the court refused the prosecution extra time to prepare.
Justice system faces trial in Koh Tao murder case
News, Andy Hall, Published on 06/07/2015
» Prior to British tourists Hannah Witheridge and David Miller's heinous murders last September, migrant workers' presence and everyday lives on Koh Tao island were not publicly discussed. This situation abruptly changed once migrants were identified by case investigators as key suspects behind the killings.
Court OKs outside check of Koh Tao DNA evidence
dpa, Published on 30/04/2015
» A court on Thursday approved independent verification of the DNA evidence against two suspects in the murder of two British holidaymakers on Koh Tao last year, officials said.