Judge shoots himself in court

Critics say Thailand’s courts often work in favour of the rich and powerful, while delivering swift and harsh sentences on ordinary people for minor offences.Kanakorn Pianchana , a judge at Yala court in the heart of the insurgency-battered Thai south, was delivering the verdict for five Muslim suspects in a gun murder case on Friday afternoon.

“You need clear and credible evidence to punish someone. So if you’re not sure, don’t punish them,” the judge said addressing the court and broadcasting his words on his phone on Facebook Live.“But the judicial process needs to be transparent and credible ... punishing wrong people makes them scapegoats.”

“He is being treated by the doctors and is out of danger,” Suriyan Hongvilai, the spokesperson of the Office of the Judiciary, told reporters yesterday.“But the cause behind the stress is not clear and will be investigated,” he said. A lawyer working with the suspects said Judge Kanakorn had ruled the prosecutor’s evidence was insufficient to convict.

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