Cabinet Approves Establishment Of New Law Enforcement Office

[sriracha john]

Cabinet okays establishment of law enforcement office

The Cabinet Tuesday approved the establishment of a law enforcement office to hunt down some 260,000 fugitives under arrest warrants.

Justice Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga said the law enforcement office would have 160 staff.

He said the office would be in charge of tracking down suspects who are under arrest warrants. He said 262,325 arrest warrants have not been fulfilled yet.

Pirapan said he would seek help from the US Justice Department to send officials form the Federal Bureau of Investigation and US Marshals to help train officials of the law enforcement office.

-- The Nation 2009-08-05

[sriracha john]

Justice Minister: new office not aimed at Thaksin

Justice Minister Peerapan Saleerathwiphak said the Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Justice Ministry's proposal to set up the Legal Execution Office to ensure strict enforcement of the law and warrants issued for arrests of criminal suspects and convicts.

The minister said the new office will be attached to the Office of the Permanent Secretary for Justice. It will be responsible for ensuring enforcement of the law, promote efficiency of the justice process, and track down suspects wanted under arrest warrants both inside the country and abroad.

Mr Peerapan, however, said the new office is not intended particularly to bring fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to justice. Thaksin fled the country before the Supreme Court's criminal division for holders of political positions handed down a two-year jail sentence on him. A warrant has been issued for his arrest.

There are now more than 260,000 suspects and convicts under arrest warrants who have not been caught, said Mr Peerapan, who

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-- Bangkok Post 2009-08-05

[KevinBloodyWilson]

Cabinet okays establishment of law enforcement office

The Cabinet Tuesday approved the establishment of a law enforcement office to hunt down some 260,000 fugitives under arrest warrants.

Justice Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga said the law enforcement office would have 160 staff.

He said the office would be in charge of tracking down suspects who are under arrest warrants. He said 262,325 arrest warrants have not been fulfilled yet.

Pirapan said he would seek help from the US Justice Department to send officials form the Federal Bureau of Investigation and US Marshals to help train officials of the law enforcement office.

-- The Nation 2009-08-05

HOW MANY?

Jeeeesus.

Kev

[sriracha john]

HOW MANY?

Jeeeesus.

Here's a couple of the wanted 262,325 fugitives....

Former Mayor of Bang Saen convicted of first degree murder (among other charges) and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Became a fugitive when he was released on bail AFTER his conviction...

Thai prison officials take Somchai Khunpleum, center, out of the appeal court room in Bangkok.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Sinking-Lowe...31.html&hl=

Sinking Lower The Lowest, Pattaya City News Breaks Record

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Former Deputy Interior Minister Vatana Asavahame sentenced to 10 years in prison for bribery. Also became a fugitive when he was released on bail and filed an appeal on his conviction while on the run...

Vatana: "I’m just worried about the country"

Fugitive Vatana to seek Royal Pardon if appeal fails

Fugitive Puea Pandin Party Chief Adviser Vatana Asavahame will seek a Royal Pardon if he fails to overturn his bribery conviction linked to the Klong Dan water treatment scandal, Puea Pandin Party Deputy Leader Man Patthanothai says.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Irregulariti...52.html&st=

[Harcourt]

".....Fugitive Puea Pandin Party Chief Adviser Vatana Asavahame will seek a Royal Pardon if he fails to overturn his bribery conviction ..."

If you seek a pardon, doesn't that mean you admit guilt and you seek the pardon because of mitigating circumstances?

Can you asked to be pardoned for something you don't admit to doing?

I suppose this goes for Thaksin too.

As for the Legal Execution Dept. , great name, full of forboding ....sounds to be severely understaffed.

[mahtin]

[sriracha john]

Cabinet to set up agency to hunt wanted criminals

The Cabinet yesterday approved the establishment of a new law enforcement bureau equivalent to the US Marshals service.

It will be tasked with hunting down 260,00 people for whom arrest warrants have been issued.

Justice Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga said yesterday the move was based on a ministry proposal. There was no political motive such as seeking to apprehend the fugitive former PM Thaksin Shinawatra. "But I cannot speak for any future justice minister, and whether he would abuse his power by utilising this new bureau," he said.

The new agency will be the "Criminal Litigation and Law Enforcement Bureau" and staffed initially by 160 people.

Pirapan said he would meet US Attorney-General soon to ask the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and US Marshals to help train the Thai staff.

There are now 262,325 arrest warrants for criminals at large while another 299,431 warrants have been sorted out.

About 6,000 criminals still at large were said to use fake ID - and were the most difficult to arrest - while about 1,000 offenders had had been caught.

-- The Nation 2009-08-06

[sriracha john]

".....Fugitive Puea Pandin Party Chief Adviser Vatana Asavahame will seek a Royal Pardon if he fails to overturn his bribery conviction ..."

If you seek a pardon, doesn't that mean you admit guilt and you seek the pardon because of mitigating circumstances?

Can you asked to be pardoned for something you don't admit to doing?

I suppose this goes for Thaksin too.

As for the Legal Execution Dept. , great name, full of forboding ....sounds to be severely understaffed.

Seems it has been softened to the less intimidating...

"Criminal Litigation and Law Enforcement Bureau"

and yes, understaffed... 160 versus 262,325....

we'll see how much it increases...

[slapout]

Wonder what plans are in place for housing these desperado's when/if they are captured? Those on the list who are known to have absconded and their location, should be a piece of cake (sure) 160 untrained staff and the FBI and US marshals are going to train them? The US has 1000's of fugitives that the officials do not/ can not locate. The Russians seem to have a record of finding those individuals they want to find (friend and foe) as do the Chinese, maybe a joint training force training force could be arranged. After a few days the students may have to go find the missing instructors, depending on where the avenue of learning is located.

[ovenman]

Pirapan said he would seek help from the US Justice Department to send officials form the Federal Bureau of Investigation and US Marshals to help train officials of the law enforcement office.

Not to mention Dog the Bounty Hunter...

[sriracha john]

If the U.S. Marshals Service can apprehend 35,000 fugitives in a single 30-day period, they must know what they are doing...and do it quite well. They could provide excellent training for the Thais.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/findpost-p2861205.html&hl=

Obviously something more needs to be done if there's over a quarter million fugitives in Thailand. Hopefully, this new effort will help.

[sriracha john]

Cabinet endorses establishment of Office of Legal Execution

BANGKOK, 5 August 2009 (NNT) - The Cabinet has resolved to approve the establishment of the Office of Legal Execution to hunt down convicted fugitives under arrest warrants.

Justice Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga told the press after the Cabinet meeting that the Cabinet gave a green light to the setup of the Office of Legal Execution to increase the efficiency of the judicial process with the participation of 160 staff.

The minister added that he would request the United States Department of Justice to send experts and officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the US Marshals to help train new officials of the law enforcement office.

Mr. Pirapan said the office would be in charge of tracking down suspects under arrest warrants both domestically and internationally and might also seek collaboration with the Attorney-General to extradite them after their whereabouts had been known.

He indicated that there were still 262,325 pending arrest warrants from the total of 561,756.

The Justice Minister elaborated that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was not the main objective behind the establishment of the new office and that its real purpose was not to support any particular group or political motivation.

-- NNT 2009-08-05

[PastEgo]

wonder who is going to have the money to get the job

it looks to be a real lucrative top dog job after wanted crimminals with warrants bet they would be willing to to pay big bucks to stay out of the reach of the law

:D