Translation:Announcement of the Council for Democratic Reform No. 25

Announcement of the Council for Democratic Reform No. 25
Re: Proceedings as to Criminal Justice
(Thai: ประกาศคณะปฏิรูปการปกครองในระบอบประชาธิปไตยอันมีพระมหากษัตริย์ทรงเป็นประมุข ฉบับที่ ๒๕
เรื่อง การดำเนินการเกี่ยวกับการยุติธรรมทางอาญา)
 (2006)
the Government of Thailand, translated from Thai by Wikisource
765503Announcement of the Council for Democratic Reform No. 25
Re: Proceedings as to Criminal Justice
(Thai: ประกาศคณะปฏิรูปการปกครองในระบอบประชาธิปไตยอันมีพระมหากษัตริย์ทรงเป็นประมุข ฉบับที่ ๒๕
เรื่อง การดำเนินการเกี่ยวกับการยุติธรรมทางอาญา)
2006the Government of Thailand


ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE COUNCIL FOR DEMOCRATIC REFORM


No. 25

Re: Proceedings as to Criminal Justice

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WHEREAS it is expedient to prescribe a duty on an accused in a criminal case to make fingerprints in accordance with an order of a criminal justice officer, so as to enhance the efficient prevention and suppression of crimes; THE COUNCIL FOR DEMOCRATIC REFORM HEREBY DECREED:


An accused in a criminal case shall bear the duty to make fingerprints, handprints or footprints in accordance with an order of a public prosecutor, judicial officer or inquirer. The contravener shall be deemed to have committed an offence against justice and be liable to imprisonment for a term of not exceeding six months, or to a fine of not exceeding one thousand baht or to both.


The present Announcement shall come into force as from the date of its publication in the Government Gazette.[1]



Announced on the 29th Day of September, BE 2549 (2006).

General Sonthi BOONYARATGLIN,

Leader of the Council for Democratic Reform.


Footnotes edit

  1. Published in the Government Gazette: volume 123/part 105 A/page 8/October 3, 2006.



 

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