Thailand to shorten time to execute drug dealers

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Thailand to shorten time to execute drug dealers

21 June 2013

Last week, the Deputy PM Chalerm Yoobumrung visited the Northeast of Thailand, where he pressured provincial officers to make their province a “white province” (drug-free province) within 90 days. The Deputy PM has called on all officers to urgently address their weaknesses in drug control, in terms of suppressing the supply of drugs and reducing the numbers of people who use drugs. The Deputy PM also stated that he is preparing to propose amendments to the Narcotics Act to change the period of execution for drug-related offences after the Supreme Court hands down its verdict imposing the death penalty from within 60 days to 7 days. Last year, he had proposed to shorten the period within which execution would take place to 15 days.

This is a summary of a news article in The DPM entitled “Chalerm tightens drug suppression in Korat (Nakorn Ratchasima) province”, published on 11 June 2013. (in Thai only)

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