DSI head proposes setting up local justice bodies

BANGKOK, 15 May 2013 (NNT) - The Department of Special Investigation has proposed to Interior Minister Jarupong Reungsuwan plans to decentralize Thailand’s justice system in a bid to clear up disputes on a provincial scale.

DSI chief Tarit Pengdit held talks with Mr Jarupong on Tuesday over the proposal at the Pheu Thai party headquarters. He suggested that provincial bodies should have the authority to resolve disputes through consensual processes in order to help courts reduce number of cases.

Mr Jarupong echoed Mr Tarit’s calls by revealing that the Interior Ministry and the Justice Ministry have been preparing to create nearly 7,000 community justice bodies across the country.

The bodies, supervised by highly trained volunteers, will be authorized to mediate minor local disputes.

He elaborated that the scheme had been given the green light during the Somchai Wongsawat administration but has only recently been revived.


-- NNT 2013-05-15

Supervised by 'highly trained volunteers'.

You don't suppose he could mean red shirts by any chance?

Supervised by 'highly trained volunteers'.

You don't suppose he could mean red shirts by any chance?

I would rather think about mocyc taxis. I know same same but different.

A potential recipe for disaster when it is often not the wisest but the loudest who prevail. I recall an instance of community based justice - a mob beating to death a mentally ill man next to the Erawan shrine in Bangkok-not that there aren't plenty of level headed wise folk in Thailand but there are also more than a few lunatics lurking in all demographics.

The term " Local Justice Bodies " scares the s..t out of me especially when you think how it would likely go in areas which pride themselves as being completely red. No prizes for guessing how a decision would go in a dispute involving a red against a non-red and finding out political affiliations would be a priority for the " highly trained " volunteers. In any case in Thailand the expression " highly trained " is an absolute contradiction in terms.

The bodies, supervised by highly trained volunteers, will be authorized to mediate minor local disputes.

Sounds like an idea whose time has come, i'm sure that all the well trained people would be totally unbiased. 555555555555555555555

Run by people personally vetted by you and the Dubai cronies? Good idea! Red justice is what this country needs!

The term " Local Justice Bodies " scares the s..t out of me especially when you think how it would likely go in areas which pride themselves as being completely red. No prizes for guessing how a decision would go in a dispute involving a red against a non-red and finding out political affiliations would be a priority for the " highly trained " volunteers. In any case in Thailand the expression " highly trained " is an absolute contradiction in terms.

Yep, pretty scary. Local Justice Bodies - set up and controlled by whom? PTP, parilament, Red Shirts? Is this just another way of gaining more power, through control and intimidation or a real desire to despense justice more effectively and efficiently throughout the land? A people's court, issuing people's justice and protecting the country from those who would destroy it. Hmmm - hasn't someone esle got similar set up?

Coming from Tarit, the answer is fairly obvious.

Leaving the red shirt / PTP stuff out of it, it's still a stupid idea.

Volunteers, with possibly no idea of the law, making legal decisions!

I wonder if you'd be allowed to still take it to court.

In short the vigilantie of old , string em up partner

Leaving the red shirt / PTP stuff out of it, it's still a stupid idea.

Volunteers, with possibly no idea of the law, making legal decisions!

I wonder if you'd be allowed to still take it to court.

What court?

They have a system like this in Sharia law. !!!

Would the local justice bodies be dealing with minor crimes like swindling the tax payer of 80 million baht and stuff like that? Maybe convening over 'local' constitutional amendments as well, i guess also they would eradicate the problem of corruption involved in judicial decisions!!!!

Red Shirt Tribunals in the provinces.

We knew this was coming.

Oddly coming liltingly from the mouth of a central justice maladministrator

They have a thousand better options than this.

Prosecuting perjury would make a start

In theory not a bad idea. The courts are certainly overloaded with cases judging by how long it takes to reach a verdict in many instances.

But, as mentioned by many above, it is impossible to trust PTP with anything requiring impartiality.

Red community 'justice' in red villages is a scary thought.

It's all about spreading the loot. There's money to be made bringing "justice" to the people.

It's all about spreading the loot. There's money to be made bringing "justice" to the people.

Let the Russians have the contract for "local justice". They can run the system very efficiently and save the courts a lot of time and expense.

So why would someone undergo specialist training to do a job for free ? I hope the answer isn't (but suspect it is) because their are plenty of opportunities to earn big money on the side.

7000 centres x how many volunteers ? would be a real problem to police even in a more transparent society.

D S I Chief Tarit Proposes Setting Up Local Justice Bodies

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Local justice.................................................Tar it.

Not white shirts but - - - shirts.

Interior Minister Jarupong Reungsuwan echoed Mr Tarits calls by revealing that the Interior Ministry and the Justice Ministry have been preparing to create nearly 7,000 community justice bodies across the country. The bodies, supervised by highly trained volunteers, will be authorized to mediate minor local disputes.

"resolve disputes through consensual processes" ?

May I ask how that stands in regards to the Constitution (either 1997 or 2007)? Law and judgement as 'consensual process'? Did we already select the location where some formally convicted criminals are to be 'consensually' judged again?

In short the vigilantie of old , string em up partner

Exactly!

D S I Chief Tarit Proposes Setting Up Local Justice Bodies

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Local justice.................................................Tar it.

Not white shirts but - - - shirts.

Nail on the head