Thai Law | Death Penalty in Thailand
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Thai Law | In Thailand we have a lot of criminal charges against the defendant for the death penalty, though they are mostly drug related offences regarding selling illegal substances or producing them in large amounts with intent to sell. As these are big crimes when the police come to arrest the defendant they will most likely resist arrest and try to escape often resulting in a police casualty due to firearms and/or other weapons. Another charge that invokes the death penalty is the hiring of a gunman to commit a planned murder of an individual, in almost all of these cases if the defendant gets arrested and the police and prosecutor can get a guilty verdict from the court, then the sentence from the court will then become a sentence to kill.
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We understand that
charges like these are serious but if these things happen to you, your friends,
family or anyone you know, there exists non-profit NGO’s that can help take
care of you and provide you with help. I have come to be the lawyer of one such
organization by the name of Reprieve whose aim is to use the law to enforce the
human rights of prisoners facing the death penalty or being held beyond the
rule of the law. An NGO like Reprieve will help you by finding a refutable law
firm or lawyer to help your case like myself and also to pay for the lawyer if
they can support it. Other tasks include getting in contact with your family if
you unable to because you are in jail and investigating your case to bring
light to the facts and ensure a fair trial.
They help us a lot
with court processes such as finding evidence for the case such as proof from a
school in the defendant’s home country of good moral character or say a
previous place of employment to help strengthen your case. They will also
assist and find witnesses that will aid your case and they will work together
with us during court procedures to find a way to fight your case if you want.
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Our comment:
Organizations such as Reprieve work very hard for defendants going the extra
mile to secure each person’s right to a fair trial and in doing so saving
lives. I have to say to everyone please don’t give up if you are charged with a
death penalty crime, contact your friends, family or NGO’s like Reprieve to
help take care of your case. Don’t leave it in the hands of a lawyer who
sometimes doesn’t even understand one word of your language. Check, double
check and triple check because you are the one who will receive the punishment.
If you have your own case or any questions regarding Thai law please feel free
to write in to us and we will answer any questions or concerns in this column.
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