The opposition Move Forward Party is working on a bill, to be submitted to the House of Representatives, seeking to amend the Criminal Code to prevent law enforcement officers from distorting the law in a way which could benefit or cause damage to the accused or defendants.

 

The proposed amendment seeks to heavily penalise law enforcement officers including police investigators, public prosecutors and judges if they are found to have abused their power and distorted laws.

 

Move Forward MPs Rangsiman Rome and Woraphop Viriyarote told the media today (Wednesday) that their proposed amendment to Section 200 of the Criminal Code was modeled after the German criminal law pertaining to officials in justice process to prevent them from interpreting the law in a way which may distort the spirit of the law with an objective to maintain check and balance of the justice process.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/move-forward-party-proposes-law-amendment-to-prevent-distortion-of-laws/

 

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Good luck to them on getting that passed and hopefully nothing untoward will befall them

Edited May 12, 20215 yr by Excel

Do these guys know where they are, the LOS.

Go FF party. 

Let the public see your honest ambition. 

Keep up the intelligent policies. 

Crush these corrupt evil people once and for all. 

I was surprised to read yesterday that student activists where on hunger strike in jail

no mention of it here or from what l've seen on Thai TV  ???

 

https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/student-leader-penguin-in-critical-condition-after-45-day-hunger-strike/

 

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Apart from Penguin, other activists still behind bars include Panupong “Mike” Jadnok, lawyer Arnon Nampa, singer Chaiamorn “Ammy” Kaewwiboonpan and Panusaya “Rung” Sithijirawattanakul, who five months ago was named an inspiring Thai female leader by the BBC. Panusaya has been on her own hunger strike for nearly a month now.

 

Definitely a follow-up on the decision of the court concerning Mr. "It was just flower" Thammanat. But yeah, what are the chances of getting this through...

14 hours ago, johng said:

I was surprised to read yesterday that student activists where on hunger strike in jail

no mention of it here or from what l've seen on Thai TV  ???

 

https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/student-leader-penguin-in-critical-condition-after-45-day-hunger-strike/

 

 

I think Penguin and most of the others are now , finally , out on bail.

 

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2021/05/12/pro-democracy-activists-penguin-and-ammy-released-on-bail/

 

 

Edited May 13, 20215 yr by Denim

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The opposition Move Forward Party is working on a bill, to be submitted to the House of Representatives, seeking to amend the Criminal Code to prevent law enforcement officers from distorting the law in a way which could benefit or cause damage to the accused or defendants.

 

It's about time... 

 

But as for law enforcement officers it should first make sure they actually know the law...

 

Which they don't. I have first hand experience with officers making up their own law and siding with a Thai when it was the Thai who actually wronged me.

16 hours ago, johng said:

I was surprised to read yesterday that student activists where on hunger strike in jail

no mention of it here or from what l've seen on Thai TV  ???

 

https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/student-leader-penguin-in-critical-condition-after-45-day-hunger-strike/

 

 

The conditional bail release of two of them was reported here yesterday.

 

 

1 hour ago, Denim said:

 

 

I think Penguin and most of the others are now , finally , out on bail.

 

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2021/05/12/pro-democracy-activists-penguin-and-ammy-released-on-bail/

 

 

 

The Khaosodenglish report left out this part of the conditions of their bail :-

 

"to refrain from joining activities that could cause unrest"

 

Nice and vague enough so that effectively they are under threat of being returned to jail at the whim of those higher up whenever it suits them.