PM Prayut urging public to trust legal system

[aaacorp]

agree with him or face HIS legal system..everyday the joke gets grimmer

[bikerbri]

Only a matter of time before those who advocated a change in the leadership of the country start to wish they hadn't.

[Baerboxer]

which one? the one for the poor or the one for the rich?

They both work.

The one for the poor will deliver harsh punishments, if found guilty. The convicted may be guilty or innocent, depending on the wild card known at the RTP and the 'evidence" they produce. But a poor person found guilty will be punished severely. Someone has to keep the prisons financed.

The one for the rich will rarely if ever bring those charged to court or to a final verdict. Should there be overwhelmingly obvious evidence that even the RTP can't ignore or hide, and a guilty verdict is given, then the appeal process can be stretched out over numerous years at minimal inconvenience to the bailed accused. Failing that a runner is allowed to wait out the statute of limitations whilst living in opulent luxury. Worse case is a sentence must be given which will be reduced to a pocket money fine, some paltry community service which won't ever be done, and as little bad publicity as possible.

Why wouldn't anyone trust a legal system that's worked the same way, delivering the same results for years and years?

[aaacorp]

How to trust legal system when all the High So families can drive over cops, kill people, crash on them and still..they walk away..maybe you could start there dear Commandante

[Baerboxer]

PM urging public to trust legal system

He encouraged them to prove their innocence before the court instead of doing so outside the justice system.

more proof that he understands nothing of a free society and real justice... no surprise there...

Try take the comment in context, rather than spinning it to what you'd like.

Seems like he's suggesting some people who keep protesting their innocence, to absolutely everything, but offer no evidence other than denials on social media or through press releases, may care to answer the charges, with evidence in their upcoming trials.

A little different from changing to say the French system where you're considered guilty as charged and must prove innocence. Or perhaps you don't consider France a free society with a real justice system.

[carib102]

PM urging public to trust legal system

He encouraged them to prove their innocence before the court instead of doing so outside the justice system.

more proof that he understands nothing of a free society and real justice... no surprise there...

Try take the comment in context, rather than spinning it to what you'd like.

Seems like he's suggesting some people who keep protesting their innocence, to absolutely everything, but offer no evidence other than denials on social media or through press releases, may care to answer the charges, with evidence in their upcoming trials.

A little different from changing to say the French system where you're considered guilty as charged and must prove innocence. Or perhaps you don't consider France a free society with a real justice system.

I don't consider France a free society. I consider it a socialist republic bordering on communism. Really rather far from a democracy of free individuals.

[SOUTHERNSTAR]

Have faith in the "legal system"? Shouldn't be too difficult in a country where the majority believe in ghosts and evil spirits.

Interesting point. So in a country with deep seated beliefs in what is not real,

then believing in the " justice" system logically should be a piece of cake...

There is a justice system in place here, but it is all about protecting the wealthy,

and has little or nothing to do with justice for all people. Oops have I just violated

the law by speaking my mind ?

Can you name a country where the wealthy don't fare better in the justice system?

Don't even think about Oz, where a footballer has been allowed to plea bargain 4 counts of trafficking cocaine to possession, and been handed a fine tiny in comparison to his income and NO CONVICTION RECORDED..

Yes rich people have the money to pay high power lawyers in western countries, but thats not the case in Thailand. The elites, police chiefs , army and the judges are from the same elitist group so you don't need to pay for a good laywer because the judge is your friend. The red bull heir killed a policeman under the influence of drugs and was allowed to leave the country. His passport wasn't canceled and there is no interpol request out for him. Thats the difference between Thailand and the west.

[ggt]

Either trust the legal system...or face arrest...

[Rod Wallop]

The legal system certainly works for anyone who can afford it

[berybert]

If you are successful at selling the country this, then walking on water will be a doddle.

Lets hope not. And he only has to go out 5 foot 8 inches.

A problem solved.

[tbthailand]

PM urging public to trust legal system

He encouraged them to prove their innocence before the court instead of doing so outside the justice system.

more proof that he understands nothing of a free society and real justice... no surprise there...

Try take the comment in context, rather than spinning it to what you'd like.

Seems like he's suggesting some people who keep protesting their innocence, to absolutely everything, but offer no evidence other than denials on social media or through press releases, may care to answer the charges, with evidence in their upcoming trials.

A little different from changing to say the French system where you're considered guilty as charged and must prove innocence. Or perhaps you don't consider France a free society with a real justice system.

I don't know that much about the French system of justice but it took approximately

About 555,000 results (0.76 seconds)

to find out that you know much less about the French system than I do.

[Baerboxer]

PM urging public to trust legal system

He encouraged them to prove their innocence before the court instead of doing so outside the justice system.

more proof that he understands nothing of a free society and real justice... no surprise there...

Try take the comment in context, rather than spinning it to what you'd like.

Seems like he's suggesting some people who keep protesting their innocence, to absolutely everything, but offer no evidence other than denials on social media or through press releases, may care to answer the charges, with evidence in their upcoming trials.

A little different from changing to say the French system where you're considered guilty as charged and must prove innocence. Or perhaps you don't consider France a free society with a real justice system.

I don't know that much about the French system of justice but it took approximately

About 555,000 results (0.76 seconds)

to find out that you know much less about the French system than I do.

Wrong again aren't you. You have to read things properly.

[BestBitterPhuket]

Talk is cheap. The public has seen the Red Bull "justice" and that's all they need to know....

[eddie61]

thai+legal+ system

i don't think so

thai+illegal+chaos

OK

[tbthailand]

PM urging public to trust legal system

He encouraged them to prove their innocence before the court instead of doing so outside the justice system.

more proof that he understands nothing of a free society and real justice... no surprise there...

Try take the comment in context, rather than spinning it to what you'd like.

Seems like he's suggesting some people who keep protesting their innocence, to absolutely everything, but offer no evidence other than denials on social media or through press releases, may care to answer the charges, with evidence in their upcoming trials.

A little different from changing to say the French system where you're considered guilty as charged and must prove innocence. Or perhaps you don't consider France a free society with a real justice system.

I don't know that much about the French system of justice but it took approximately

About 555,000 results (0.76 seconds)

to find out that you know much less about the French system than I do.

Wrong again aren't you. You have to read things properly.

hmmm, is there a misunderstanding?

I read,

... the French system where you're considered guilty as charged and must prove innocence.

and found out that this is not true.

Where is the misunderstanding?

[soalbundy]

According to the Prime Minister, legal cases involving politicians must be handled under the Thai legal procedures. He said many of those lambasting the integrity of the system have violated the law themselves.

Yes the defamation laws are always at the ready to prosecute anyone who dare question or criticize a system with a history of unabated corruptions.

He encouraged them to prove their innocence before the court instead of doing so outside the justice system.

It's it the job of the prosecutor to prove guilt and persuade the judge and jury of it? You know the concept of innocent until found guilty or is that not the way it works in Thailand. If not then every citizen is a criminal until they can prove their innocence. Must be a mandate under Thainess that is lost on me.

General Prayut also urged the media to report the news constructively as it could have much bearing on national security. He said he would ask the Thai Journalist Association to monitor news publications and encourage the media to adhere to media ethics when reporting the news.

So print what we say or else; is that the mandate set out by the junta? Whatever happened to the support of democracy on which freedom of the press are the very pillars? Ethics ... in Thailand?

It's all because there is too much democracy

[mikiea]

trust has to be earned by those that seek it. our PM has lost the trust that he had when he annointed himself as the leader, boss, big taco,head honcho, numero uno, PM, & the law that be..... thai peeps been down this road way too many times :-)

[DM07]

Wait for three days and he will come out, saying he was just joking!

Otherwise, I have no clue why anyone in this country should trust the legal system, unless you mean "trust, they hang the little guy and let the big guy run"!