Office of the Judiciary ready to adopt new Criminal Procedure Act

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Office of the Judiciary ready to adopt new Criminal Procedure Act

 

BANGKOK, 4 October 2017 (NNT) - The Office of the Judiciary is ready to adopt the new Criminal Procedure Act, which takes another approach to court proceedings. 

The Secretary-General of the Office of the Judiciary, Mr. Sarawut Benjakul, said on Tuesday that the court of justice will work in accordance with the new Criminal Procedure Act, which now makes it mandatory for the defendants to show up and stand before the judges if they want to lodge an appeal. 

Mr. Sarawut’s comment was made after reporters asked him if he thought this new law could be a further burden for defendants and be considered unconstitutional. 

He said that the courts will not object to the law, which the Judicial branch has approved and passed into law, although the former Secretary-General of the Office of the Judiciary earlier expressed opposition to this new provision. 

In addition, Mr. Sarawut said that the Office of the Judiciary maintains the same stance on this matter and will always consult with those involved, if its implementation ever becomes a problem.

 

-- nnt 2017-10-04

[ukrules]

Wow. Yingluck case, special new laws about appeals now. Coincidence ? I think not

[zaphod reborn]

Imagine a court that lacks the power to order a criminal defendant to appear before it.    It's about time that the Thaksin loophole was closed.

[Misterwhisper]

I see nothing wrong with this new law. It's been far too long abused by certain defendants that they didn't need to personally appear in court and still could file appeal after appeal after appeal without ever being present.

 

It also should be outlawed that convicted felons who have fled the country can file lawsuits from abroad at every whim. If they felt Thailand's justice system was inadequate and unfair when it came to their case,  they should be consequent and also not use it to file cases that benefit their own agendas. Either you accept the system or you don't. You can't have it both ways.

 

Lastly, another loophole that needs to be plugged urgently is that defendants can request postponements ad infinitum by always "falling ill" or being "unavailable due to important business commitments" at the opportune moment.   

Edited October 4, 2017 by Misterwhisper