webfact Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Examination of Human Trafficking Witnesses to Take 5 Years: PoliceBy Khaosod EnglishPolice officers processing the case files for suspected human traffickers in Songkhla province on 30 June.SONGKHLA — A top police commander said it will take at least five years for the court to examine the testimony of more than 200 witnesses in a massive legal case against alleged human traffickers in southern Thailand.Pol.Gen. Aek Angsananont, deputy chief of Royal Thai Police, said yesterday that Na Thawee Provincial Court has only completed one witness examination since police started arresting suspects belonging to the human trafficking network in early May."The court is open for this special case on every Saturday and Sunday to make the witnesses examination process faster," Pol.Gen. Aek said. "Because there are more than 200 witnesses in this case. It will take at least 5 years to complete the witness examinations. As for the case files, they are still being deliberated on by the Office of Attorney-General, and we expect that they will formally bring the case to the Na Thawee Provincial Court within the next week."Police have issued a total of 119 arrest warrants in connection to the trafficking ring since 1 May. Nine more suspects were arrested today, bringing the number of suspects in custody to 65. The suspects include local officials, politicians, police officers, and one senior army officer.Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1435649980 -- Khaosod English 2015-06-30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 200 witnesses in 5 years Are they kidding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thequietman Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 So, that's 40 people to be "disappeared" a year for 5 years. That's doable. Or 50 a year for 4. Also doable. All's good in the Land of Justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAG Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Well it won't be long before this particular ball is hit for a six, and lost in some very long grass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uty6543 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 That's no problem as long as the defendants are held on remand until the conclusion of the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catterwell Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 With the right team I could interview 20 per day and, allowing for follow-ups, be done within a month or two. 5 years? Bah humbug!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetley Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Five years, absolutely shameful and then they wonder why they're on the trafficking blacklist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Sata Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 They need to get their police mates who sorted the Rhohinga trafficking case onboard. They wrapped the whole thing up in a couple of weeks even though over half those with arrests warrants are no where to be found. Or maybe get Thaksin to help...he sorted Bangkoks traffic in six months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya28 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 5 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobileContent Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Great lets put Thailand on the red list for human trafficking for the next 5 years so no need to ask yeary why the US hasn't taken Thailand off in their yearly report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 200 witnesses in 5 years Are they kidding? Unfortunately not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prbkk Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 He might as well have said" we don't care what the rest of the world thinks". A variation on the Greek single finger salute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 (edited) 200 in 5 years, an absolute sick joke. Luckily the Nuremberg war crime trials didn't use the same methods to interview all the remaining survives of the holocaust before bring the guilty parties to trial, if they had of gone down this path the trials would be still in progress. Edited June 30, 2015 by Artisi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onelasttime Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Or maybe the fantastic police work that speedily solved the Koh Tao / Burmese workers case could be done again. just my 2 cents worth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 This reeks of someone taking the piss oit of the RTA....I'm sure a response will follow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 200 in 5 years, an absolute sick joke. Luckily the Nuremberg war crime trials didn't use the same methods to interview all the remaining survives of the holocaust before bring the guilty parties to trial, if they had of gone down this path the trials would be still in progress. Nuh, they would have long been forgotten and swept under the carpet as is the case here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 One of the points in a report by an NGO quoted around the time of the US downgrading Thailand's TIP status was "The failure to carry out credible investigations into Human Trafficking" This rings in my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimjim1968 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 It was all cleared up in 2 weeks last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeegee Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Meanwhile, in the real world, outside of Cryland: OK. You're sacked. Clearly there will eventually be Work Permits for foreigners to work as police here, since we will not be taking jobs from Thais (who are incapable of basic functionality themselves). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casindonet Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 And the MFA is crying foul over the US TPI report..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 That's nine days per witness, Are they taking notes with clay tablets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Within 5 years all the military people involved will be promoted to general, the next coup will have occurred and these generals will be granted amnesty. What trafficking are we talking about, it never occurred and anyone who says it did will be summoned for attitude readjustment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prvtdetdave Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Thailand is sorely lacking and apathetic. I have had highly qualified friends who said they would volunteer their time and skills to NGO's in the areas of Human Trafficking. They were rebuffed for their efforts. Even after I told them so. The USA is also a big market in Human Trafficking it is a world wide problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manbing Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Criminal, and I don't mean the traffickers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Would five years be a problem if the US banned Thai seafood from the US during that time because of Thailand's Tier 3 listing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 lets see... 5 attorneys, five stenographers, 5 paralegals, five video camera, five rooms, forty hours a week per witness. 5 witnesses per week. 200 divided by 5 is 40. 40 weeks to depose everyone. about ten months. then another year to prepare the case which would over lap the 40 weeks. so say a year. life sentence in a thai prison, next case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAG Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 (edited) This reeks of someone taking the piss oit of the RTA....I'm sure a response will followNo need (to take the piss), they seem to be managing perfectly well themselves.Let's face it; police investigatiing army was never going to happen. Edited July 1, 2015 by JAG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seastallion Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Within 5 years all the military people involved will be promoted to general, the next coup will have occurred and these generals will be granted amnesty. What trafficking are we talking about, it never occurred and anyone who says it did will be summoned for attitude readjustment! I suspect that you are not far off the mark......the only addition I would make is that it includes police and politicians moving up the ranks too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seastallion Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Would five years be a problem if the US banned Thai seafood from the US during that time because of Thailand's Tier 3 listing? Yes...Boycott, divestment and sanctions is the way to go for rogue states. It certainly helped South Africa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I have no idea what they expect from eye witness cross examination 3-4-5 years after the fact but they should not expect much. But then again maybe that is what they are hoping for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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