The Senate Political Development Committee held a forum on “The country is not peaceful. When the law is not respected,” the Minister of Justice pointed out that enforcing some laws must be looked at realistically. The law must be reformed to be fair.
The Senate Committee on Political Development and Public Participation organized a seminar on the topic. “The country is not peaceful. When the law is not respected,” with Pol. Col. Thawee Sodsong, Minister of Justice, Mr. Phongdet Vanichkittikul Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals Region 1, Mr. Namtae Meebonsawad, Director of the Research Institute for the Development of Investigation and Prosecution Office of the Attorney General and Pol. Col. Ratchatchok Leewanichkhun, Superintendent (Investigation), Police Technology Crime Investigation Division 1 (S.T.I. 1) attended the seminar.
Pol. Col. Thawee spoke about the establishment of principles regarding the judicial process law, saying that the government has created a policy to manage the country based on the rule of law. The word rule of law was first written in 2007 and 2017, which refers to the government, parliament, courts and independent organizations. The Constitution and the rule of law must be followed. The government has written the rule of law into its policies. Taking into account various management tasks that uses the least budget to build the foundation for the country
Pol.Col. Thawee also said that he both agreed and disagreed with the term The country is not peaceful. When you don't respect the law Because some things aren't always like that. If we look at what the law orders, we must do it. If you think like that for Thailand, it is dangerous. Because the Thai legal system has many In the Constitution, Section 53 is written that the state must strictly follow and enforce the law. It is considered that if the government strictly enforces the law The country may not be able to survive.
such as the Forest Law Group There are national park laws, forest conservation, and forest conservation. We have a declared forest area of 135 million rai. Even the Forestry Department has 4 definitions of what a forest is, and there are 15-17 million people who live in the forest. When asked how many forests there really are The Royal Forest Department has also abandoned its own definition of the word forest. and let the Faculty of Forestry use the international definition of forest from reality. Trees must be 3 meters high connected together, so the forest has 102 million rai. The remaining 33 million rai is where people live today. There is also a whole forest that is degraded. and the Divine Forest where there is no actual forest If we let him respect the law More than 10 million people will not have land to live in. And those who live If we enforce the law 100%, these people will go to jail when they get to court. Because he can't fight the state. Along with telling the story of the incident where a fisherman was captured at Tarutao. In the charge of the national park which is normal in the general sea If the national park boundary is announced, it will not exceed only Tarutao. It appears that the park Go take the place of the correctional facility where the prison has been announced. When adding the park area It goes all the way to Malaysia. This causes the local fishermen who catch fish today to leave the park's boundaries. But when they go to Satun Province, they are the perpetrators.
“It is important that we respect the law. But he would like to ask the House of Representatives how we can enact laws to bring the greatest benefit to the people. Importantly, every citizen must take advantage of the law. Every citizen must receive justice from the law. And following the law may not be possible in every matter. causing it to be viewed as violating the law But the violation of the law in matters of fact He thinks that the definition must be changed to use justice according to reality. which is justice according to reality The country must be able to survive. Today is the time for us to reform the law to make it fair. which must be looked at under the conditions Is the rule or law fair or not?” Pol.Col. Thawee stated.
Pol. Col. Thawee also said that there are approximately 60,000 people in the prison who are being held under investigation. which in practice These people must live like prisoners. Is the Department of Corrections or the Ministry of Justice itself violating the Constitution? Because the Human Rights Commission questioned this matter and what to do. The legislature must see what to do in the case during the investigation. or while at the Court of First Instance The Court of Appeal has not yet ruled. They should definitely not let him live like a prisoner. Because when measuring the rule of law By our standards we are at the bottom of the world, so we have to come back and consider this as well.
Mr. Namtae said that when it comes to what kind of law it is, it should be obeyed and respected. It is not a question that has just arisen in this day and age. But it is a question that has arisen since the Greco-Roman era. The Greeks and Romans were democratic. To limit people's rights and freedoms, there must be laws to limit them. Therefore, the default method does not make us believe in the law. But it makes us think that we are free, that we have freedom. The laws of Thailand were developed and reformed during the reign of King Rama V.
For the law is used as a tool of government. and will respond in the interests of that government, such as a dictatorship system or monarchy Laws will have forms that require strict enforcement. strict obedience But if it is a law in a democracy It will primarily look for the benefit of the public as a whole. Therefore, the use of any type of law will be good, but we have to look at what form of government we are in. And what kind of attitude does the enforcer have towards those who must be obeyed?
Mr. Namtae further said that the rule of law, at its heart, is equality in the application of the law. And people will never be equal. If there is an intervention or provide more benefits to certain groups of people Therefore, there is a question of legitimacy, such as giving natural gas or oil resources to capitalists. And people must pay a high price for using those resources. both as national resources, etc., and when there is a question of unfairness Therefore a protest occurred. If it's like this We will say that these people do not respect the law. And create chaos in the country like that?
“Therefore, not respecting the law or resisting the law It is a symbol of the participation of the people who feel that He is part of the law that must respond to the betterment of their lives,” Mr. Namtae said.
while violating personal rights There must be a law that gives authority to do that, such as searching a house or imprisoning someone. But our country's lawyers have misinterpreted this word. Because we don't understand the logic of it. There is no law giving authority to government officials. It turns out that if there is no written regulation We do nothing. This is a seriously wrong legal method. In fact, we are officials in the justice system. You can do everything. to achieve justice have legal authority Except for violating the law or violation of rights and freedoms And later on, the matter of rules also developed according to the times. Especially regarding access to personal information Therefore, the law has been revised to be consistent with the digital age.
Source: Thai News Agency