Most corruption courts to be open by April

By The Nation

 

 

Almost all of the country’s regional corruption courts will be opened next month, said Court of Justice spokesman Suebpong Sripongkul.

 

Suebpong said all nine courts would open in April, except regions 2 and 7 in the East and West which would be opened around October.

 

The openings of the regional courts followed the opening of the central corruption court, the first of its kind in the country, last October. It is hoped the courts will help expedite corruption cases. 

 

A number of cases involving high-ranking officials have entered the court’s proceedings. On Wednesday, the central court will rule on a corruption case concerning transnational bribery in which former governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Jutamas Siriwan, is accused of accepting a bribe.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/breakingnews/30310270

 

 

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I wonder if the people who run these courts will be exempt?

Me think corruption court should be as many as 7/11 outlets,

as there are so much corruption going on and many are getting

away with it, so much so that even inherently honest people are

getting tempted....

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

nine courts would open in April, except regions 2 and 7 in the East and West which would be opened around October.

So, in fact, seven courts will open in April.  How many provinces are there in Thailand?

"Almost all of the country’s regional corruption courts will be opened next month..."

 

I sure would like to have the contract to install the revolving doors in those courts.

Corruption + courts, could that taken as a double meaning

or is it an oxymoron ?

regards worgeordie

Given the depth of corruption here, I expect these courts to be utterly swamped in a very short period of time.

7 Courts for the whole country, is laughable if stopping corruption is truly the goal, though I suspect a selected witch hunt is more likely.

I say!

All hell will freeze over before any current politician or high ranking government official or a member of the RTP gets to stand in the dock of any of these "corruptable" Corruption Courts.

Edited March 26, 20179 yr by Foghorn Leghorn

April fool!

It's like asking a bank robber to guard a bank.

1 hour ago, darksidedog said:

Given the depth of corruption here, I expect these courts to be utterly swamped in a very short period of time.

7 Courts for the whole country, is laughable if stopping corruption is truly the goal, though I suspect a selected witch hunt is more likely.

most cases will be resolved with a brown envelope to the prosecutor who will not press the case to court. everything is corrupt in thailand how can another set of courts be any different?

4 hours ago, 007cableguy said:

I wonder if the people who run these courts will be exempt?

They are trying to decide how to hid their own corruption in the court while deciding the corruption of others  during court hearings.5555

Corruption courts  

Well at least somebody has a sense of humour.

Most courts have corrupt officials working there, so who is going to oversee them?

I wonder if they will look at the court on Koh Samui, the one which blindly  considers false DNA 

 

Edited March 26, 20179 yr by oldsailor35
missed one word !

Are these the places where you apply for a corruption licence?

7 hours ago, williamgeorgeallen said:

most cases will be resolved with a brown envelope to the prosecutor who will not press the case to court. everything is corrupt in thailand how can another set of courts be any different?

I wonder if it will be run on a queue system or letters of notification?

Worgeordie

Absolutley, oxymorons. Like Civil war and Jumbo shrimp.