Electronic anklet for escape-risk defendants

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Electronic anklet for escape-risk defendants
By KESINEE TAENGKHIAO
THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- THE Court of Justice (CoJ) will adopt a new risk-assessment procedure for inmates and electronic monitoring anklet will be introduced for defendants under the scheme that takes effect on February 1.

 

The move is an attempt to reduce inequality in the pre-trial release of defendants, its secretary-general said.

 

The electronic anklet  will have to be worn by detainees who pass the assessment but were deemed a higher escape risk. 

 

Under the new scheme, people charged with minor offences liable to punishment of no more than five years in jail – but who cannot afford bail – will have an opportunity to be released if they pass the risk assessment and get approval from the judge, Athikom Intuputi told a press briefing.

 

Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30304195

 

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[trogers]

Why is it so bulky? Brings us back to the era of the pocket pager, over 30 years ago...

[BuaBS]

Give Yingluck 2 anklets , to be sure.

 

What about expats ? No more reporting , TM 28, Tm 30,.....90 days,....

[maxcorrigan]

If it works anything like the UK it's worn as a mark of pride and achievement among petty criminals!

[Baerboxer]

3 hours ago, BuaBS said:

Give Yingluck 2 anklets , to be sure.

 

What about expats ? No more reporting , TM 28, Tm 30,.....90 days,....

 

Will they have Gucci or LV ones for hiso elite supa-celeb VIP's then?

[Khon Kaen Dave]

I do hear that D&G (Thailand Studios) are bringing out a 'must have' anklet this year.One of them has been saved for a customer in Singapore.

[worgeordie]

Some will just cut them off ,and bugger off anyway,

maybe a job for those police in inactive posts,monitoring

them,

regards worgeordie

[sweatalot]

would be nice to replace the chains of inmates (the Burmese scapegoats for the Koh TAo murder e.g.)

[ramrod711]

Encouraging news really, a Thai government agency using foreign technology. Usually they won't use it unless they can claim they invented it.