Who is Who in the court’s panel of judges deliberating rice pledging case

By Thai PBS

 

 

As public attention is focusing on the upcoming August 25 verdict on former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra on trial for dereliction of duty over the handling of the rice pledging scheme, little is known about the judges in the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Offices who will decide on her fate or the men who have done the best they can to defend the ex-prime minister.

 

A panel of nine judges was assigned to deliberate the case.  But for the past two years and six months since the trial of Ms Yingluck started, 14 senior judges have sat on the panel and some of them have retired or have been replaced.

The current panel of nine judges include

 

1.Mr Cheep Chulamon, the chief handler of the case and the acting Supreme Court president

2.Mr Thanaruek Nitiserani, the acting president of the Appeals Court

3.Mrs Ubonrat Luiwikkai, acting vice president of the Supreme Court

4.Mr Thanasit Nilkamhaeng, acting vice president of the Supreme Court

5.Mr Salaikate Wattanapan, acting vice president of the Supreme Court

6.Mr Sopon Rote-anon, acting vice president of the Supreme Court

7.Mr Viroon Saengthien, vice president of the Supreme Court

8.Mr Phison Piroon, chair of the Criminal Division for Holders of Political Offices; and

9.Mr Thanit Kesavapitak, a former Constitutional Court judge.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/courts-panel-judges-deliberating-rice-pledging-case/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-08-18

Pretty impressive turnout, looks like the very backbone of the Thai judiciary.

Edited August 18, 20178 yr by Tilacme

48 minutes ago, Tilacme said:

Pretty impressive turnout, looks like the very backbone of the Thai judiciary.

You think they have a backbone ? I would suggest that the Thai judiciary do exactly what they are told to do.

With the highest Judges in the land presiding, I would expect that the outcome will be a benchmark of impartial and considered justice.

Just a quick question were these Judges in their current or similar position prior to the Junta seizing power seeing 5 out of 9 are in an acting position ?

Is it normal to have judges retire or be replaced mid case? I have no idea if this is common place or not.