A former village headman in Kalamasai district of Kalasin province was on Thursday was sentenced to death by the provincial court after he was found guilty of assaulting and raping a high-school student who later died. The convict, Mr Krittidet Rawengwan, 36-year old headman of Village 15 of Tambon Dongling, was also ordered by the […]
Turkey may seek to reinstate death penalty as there is public demand for it, country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — He added that the government has been seeking to bring back capital punishment since the July 2015 coup attempt. “The [public] demand for reinstatement of capital punishment will be brought to […]
A large majority of people say the death penalty should continue to exist, and that rape followed by murder of the victim is the crime that deserves it the most, according to a survey by the National Institute for Development Administration (Nida). The Nida poll was carried out from Jan 9 to Jan 11 among […]
Deputy Prime Minister Wisanu Krea-ngarm said on Monday that the government had told the United Nations Human Rights Commission that it would not do away with death penalty immediately but would try to amend the law to find alternative to the capital punishment. He pointed out that death penalty for corruption charge was already prescribed […]
A PROPOSAL to impose the death penalty on any convicted corrupt public official who incurs more than Bt1 billion in damage to the state has been tabled for tomorrow’s meeting of the National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA). The proposal was made by its political reform steering committee, chaired by Seree Suwanpanont, as part of their […]
The Minburi Provincial Court today sentenced “Mor Nim” or Dr Nithiwadee Phoocharoenyos, the wife of former national marksman Jakkrit “X” Panichpatikum, and a lawyer who hired the gunman, for the murder of the national athlete on October 19, 2013. Mor Nim’s mother, Mrs Surang Duangjinda, who earlier confessed she alone collaborated with the lawyer to […]
A Saudi court has sentenced 15 people to death for spying for the kingdom’s archrival Iran, in a move that is likely to heighten regional tensions. The court in the capital, Riyadh, also sentenced 15 other defendants to prison terms ranging from six months to 25 years. Two defendants were acquitted at the December 6 […]
The Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) bowed Monday to widespread criticism of a proposal to impose a mandatory death penalty on politicians convicted of selling or buying political positions, saying life imprisonment will be worded into the organic law on political parties as an alternative. CDC chairman Meechai Ruchupan said the panel has noted the criticism, […]
