No capital punishment in new laws: Dr Wisanu

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Deputy Prime Minister Wisanu Krea-ngarm said on Monday that the government had told the United Nations Human Rights Commission that it would not do away with death penalty immediately but would try to amend the law to find alternative to the capital punishment.

 

He pointed out that death penalty for corruption charge was already prescribed in existing law as he responded to a reporter’s question regarding a report from the political reform panel of the National Reform Steering Assembly proposing capital punishment for corruption cases implicating political office holders.

 

He reminded that Thailand would have to take into consideration global trend of phasing out capital punishment although he made clear that Thailand would not do away with death penalty immediately.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/no-capital-punishment-new-laws-dr-wisanu/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-01-10

If capital punishment is law, then why do they have to propose it to their rubber stamp committee ?  Or is Tuesday capital punishment day ?

Except er... for corruption

Duh

3 hours ago, webfact said:

it would not do away with death penalty immediately but would try to amend the law to

expand capital punishment...

Will be Junta's first accomplishment for 2017.

 

Haven't the NCPO just approved capital punishment for corruption over 1 billion Baht?

"...No capital punishment in new laws: Dr Wisanu..."

 

 

The headlines on TV are so misleading .....No capital punishment in new laws: Dr Wisanu..

Maybe its me, but this suggests capital punishment is now scraped in the new laws.

8 hours ago, webfact said:

 

BANGKOK: -- Deputy Prime Minister Wisanu Krea-ngarm said on Monday that the government had told the United Nations Human Rights Commission that it would not do away with death penalty immediately but would try to amend the law to find alternative to the capital punishment.

The United Nations should exist that long. They and Thailand are on different pages. The word immediately carries a different meaning here. Also the word try is a worn out word. Its one of those "Read my lips" statements or from our lips to yours. Words sometimes are like turds. They float for a while and then sink. 

Edited January 10, 20179 yr by elgordo38

 would try to amend the law to find alternative to the capital punishment.

 

try to amend the law....   555