Thailand 2001
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on Thailand in 2001
- APRIL 23, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Six more convicted drug traffickers will be executed...
Six more convicted drug traffickers will be executed soon, Interior Minister Purachai Piemsomboon said
- APRIL 20, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said capital punishment...
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said capital punishment was a convincing deterrent against drug trafficking despite human rights groups called it legalised violence
- APRIL 20, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The execution by firing squad of five convicts on April...
The execution by firing squad of five convicts on April 18 drew a sharp rebuke from local and international human rights groups, who described the death penalty as a violent and misguided means of solving crime
- APRIL 20, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Bangkok Post published this editorial: "The sudden...
Bangkok Post published this editorial: "The sudden execution of five condemned prisoners was meant as a clear message to drug traffickers that they will not be tolerated by this government
- APRIL 19, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A Bangkok Post reader, Chris Mann, said that far from...
A Bangkok Post reader, Chris Mann, said that far from abolishing the death penalty to follow UN guidelines, the government should consider extending it to cover rapists as well
- APRIL 18, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Bangkok Senator Chirmsak Pinthong said that capital...
Bangkok Senator Chirmsak Pinthong said that capital punishment should be abolished, as it was not a practical solution to deter drug trafficking
- APRIL 18, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The government executed five condemned prisoners, four...
The government executed five condemned prisoners, four of them major drug dealers, at the Bang Kwang maximum security prison and for the first time, televised their final hours up to the point the blindfolds were put on
- APRIL 11, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Somkid Namkaew, a 25-year-old Thai man, was executed...
Somkid Namkaew, a 25-year-old Thai man, was executed for trafficking in methamphetamines
- APRIL 4, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Bunchoo Kesee, his wife Soei Khuan and Montha Khuan...
Bunchoo Kesee, his wife Soei Khuan and Montha Khuan were sentenced to death by the provincial court in Trat for possessing speed pills with intent to sell
- APRIL 1, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Three convicted drug traffickers and producers, two...
Three convicted drug traffickers and producers, two Chinese and one Thai, will be executed before the Songkran [New Year] festival begins, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said
- MARCH 24, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The government supports the execution of drug inmates...
The government supports the execution of drug inmates on death row after they have been tried in three courts, said Interior Minister Purachai Piemsomboon
- MARCH 21, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A Thai national has been sentenced to death for murder...
A Thai national has been sentenced to death for murder in the US by the superior court of Arizona, the Foreign Ministry said
- MARCH 13, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The Bangkok Post editorial criticised Prime Minister...
The Bangkok Post editorial criticised Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's proposal for more liberal use of the death penalty saying "it will not deter drug smuggling
- MARCH 11, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, as part of his declared...
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, as part of his declared "war on drugs," said he was considering amending related regulations to expedite the execution process for convicted drug traffickers
- MARCH 5, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra stressed a need for...
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra stressed a need for the death penalty against drug producers and traffickers
- MARCH 1, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The government is considering a move to speed up the...
The government is considering a move to speed up the execution of drug offenders by eliminating the appeals process for Royal clemency
- FEBRUARY 22, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Mua Wongsorn, 60, and Yai Busanaree, 48, were sentenced...
Mua Wongsorn, 60, and Yai Busanaree, 48, were sentenced to death after being convicted of trafficking in 80,000 speed pills in Chiang Rai in 1999
- FEBRUARY 20, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
A Thai cabinet minister sent a letter to Indonesian...
A Thai cabinet minister sent a letter to Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid asking for clemency for two compatriots, Namsong Sirlak, and Saelaw Praset
- FEBRUARY 16, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Li Nong Chermeu, 24, and Buatong Santhi, 42, were sentenced...
Li Nong Chermeu, 24, and Buatong Santhi, 42, were sentenced to death for possessing 70,000 speed pills with intent to sell
- FEBRUARY 14, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Corrections Department director-general Siva Saengmanee...
Corrections Department director-general Siva Saengmanee said that relatives of condemned prisoners may be invited to witness lethal injections
- JANUARY 30, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai's Cabinet endorsed a government-sponsored...
Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai's Cabinet endorsed a government-sponsored bill to change the country's method of capital punishment, replacing the traditional gunning-down of convicts on death row with more humane lethal injections
- JANUARY 24, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Chiew-ming sae Chow and Suvit Lachan, two drug dealers...
Chiew-ming sae Chow and Suvit Lachan, two drug dealers were sentenced to death for possession of 94,000 speed pills for sale
- JANUARY 9, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Welder Saeng-Un Udom, 22, a Thai national was sentenced...
Welder Saeng-Un Udom, 22, a Thai national was sentenced by the Singapore High Court to hang for murdering Mr Weerasak Suebban, a fellow worker after an argument on June 23, 2000
- JANUARY 1, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty applies in Thailand to heroin or...
The death penalty applies in Thailand to heroin or amphetamine drug trafficking and especially where the prisoner is found guilty after pleading not guilty at the start of their trial
- JANUARY 1, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
It is never known in advance when a death warrant is...
It is never known in advance when a death warrant is to be issued, and executions are performed only once in a while
- JANUARY 1, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Capital punishment sentences are mostly commuted under...
Capital punishment sentences are mostly commuted under Royal clemency
- JANUARY 1, 2001ThailandDEATH PENALTY
According to Section 31 of the Constitution, "A person...
According to Section 31 of the Constitution, "A person shall enjoy rights and liberties in his/her life and person