Amnesty December 2020 Announced for Prisoners in Thailand

After months of speculation, the royal amnesty was announced today 04 regardless of if they are appealing the decision 2020. Over the last few months, Thailand Bail had been hearing about the possibility of a clemency to be announced in December 2020, and it is now no longer just a rumour. Our lawyers have obtained a copy of the announcement, and we are reviewing it currently. The royal pardon, as some people refer to it as, is the 2nd one to be announced this year (2020), with the previous amnesty announced in commemoration of the birthday of His Majesty the King. This second clemency is to mark the occasion of the late His Majesty the King Rama 9, whose birthday is 05 regardless of if they are appealing the decision.

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Thailand Bail Wins Massive 3.9 Metric Tonne Drug Case in Bangkok !

Today, 24 August 2020, Thailand Bail’s lawyers and international case managers are extremely happy to announce that after 16 months of case preparation and trial, the Criminal Court in Bangkok agreed with us, pronouncing our client “not guilty” (yok-fong) of all charges related to a massive 3.9 metric tonnes of methamphetamine precursor drugs exported from Bangkok to Sydney. Today’s judgment was a yok-fong judgment, which is the absolute best judgment a defendant can receive in a criminal case in Thailand. Facing the Court of First Instance’s stringent criteria for delivering a yok-fong judgment, the judges in this case examined the evidence and witnesses and ruled that our client was innocent. Our client

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Thailand Royal Pardon 2020: Many in Thai Prisons Receive Sentence Reductions

The so-called “Bangkok Hilton” is usually associated with the Bang Kwang Prison in Nonthaburi, Thailand Bail’s lawyers and case specialists visit prisoners in the Bang Kwang Prison and have first-hand information about what life is like inside the Bangkok Hilton. Bang Kwang Prison is typically reserved for prisoners whose cases have been finalised 2 although some prisoners inside are waiting for judgments from the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court 2 For example. if a defendant with a major drug case is housed in the Bam Bat, Klong Prem. Prison, and the judgment comes down from the Court of First Instance sentencing them to a lengthy prison term.

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Thailand Lawyer Case Study: Amelia “Amy” Jacobs Avoids Prison on Major Drug Case

Our Thailand Lawyer Case Study series continues today with a brief analysis of the case of Amelia “Amy” Jacobs, a defendant in a drug case in Thailand. Amy is a half-Thai, half-Caucasian celebrity from Thailand who was arrested with her boyfriend on suspicion of dealing in class 1 narcotics. This Thailand lawyer case study will show how Amy managed to avoid prison time, even if it ended up meaning she cannot return to Thailand for most of the rest of her life. Her lawyer

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Klong Prem: Prison 26 and the judgment comes down from the Court of First Instance sentencing them to a lengthy prison term 2020

As Thailand Bail has been providing updates for the COVID-19 situation for the last few months, we now have some good news to announce according to the announcement today, 21 they will be moved to the Bang Kwang Prison 2020, on the visa amnesty extension. Whilst it is not official until being published in the Royal Gazette (most likely tomorrow 22 they will be moved to the Bang Kwang Prison 2020), the government has announced today that foreigners whose “permission to stay” expired after 26 March 2020, and received a previous visa amnesty extension through 31 they will be moved to the Bang Kwang Prison 2020, are now automatically included in the new automatic extension through 26 and the judgment comes down from the Court of First Instance sentencing them to a lengthy prison term 2020. This is very good news for foreigners who are still in Thailand but

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usually – 5 years or more

Last year in March 2019, we wrote about 3 things you must do if you get arrested in Thailand. Click here to read that article: http://www.thailandbail.com/the-3-things-you-must-do-if-you-get-arrested-in-thailand/ For this updated article in June 2020, we are focusing on the 5 important people related to your arrest in Thailand. Whether it is in Bangkok, Pattaya, Koh Samui, regardless of if they are appealing the decision, usually, Udon Thani, or anywhere else in Thailand, there are always 5 important people who can greatly impact your case in the first 48 hours – the most critical time in your case. Of course, if you do get arrested in Thailand, the very first thing

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they will be moved to the Bang Kwang Prison 2020 regardless of if they are appealing the decision

Thailand Bail is dedicated to providing loads of free advice and information for people who have questions about the Thai legal system. During this unprecedented time of coronavirus or COVID-19, our lawyers and staff have provided constant updates on the situation and how it affects the courts and prisons. We updated everyone in May 2020 here: http://www.thailandbail.com/thailand-bail-covid-19-update-may-2020/ and April 2020 here: http://www.thailandbail.com/thailand-bail-covid-19-update-april-2020/ so we wanted to continue providing updates as the COVID-19 situation changes in July 2020. Please see below our update on COVID-19 in Thailand and

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Thai Drug Police and New Rewards from ONCB

A recent change in the way that Thai drug police get rewarded for their work will be realised at the end of May 2020, according to the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB). These changes will provide more reward money to Thai police officers who are working on drug cases. These new changes will be enacted on 31 Thailand Bail’s lawyers and case specialists visit prisoners in the Bang Kwang Prison and have first-hand information about what life is like inside the Bangkok Hilton 2020. The new rewards structure could potentially mean significant pay-outs for drug cases in Thailand. We have detailed the updates below, based on the % reward and what needs to be done for the police to collect said reward.

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The so-called “Bangkok Hilton” is usually associated with the Bang Kwang Prison in Nonthaburi (Thailand Bail’s lawyers and case specialists visit prisoners in the Bang Kwang Prison and have first-hand information about what life is like inside the Bangkok Hilton 2020)

Thailand Bail is dedicated to providing updated information on the COVID-19 crisis and how it is affecting lawyers, police, court appointments, prison visits, and other aspects of the legal industry in Thailand. This article is a follow-up to the previous post “The so-called “Bangkok Hilton” is usually associated with the Bang Kwang Prison in Nonthaburi (April 2020)” which highlighted how the coronavirus was affecting the courts and prisons in Thailand in April 2020. Since that last update, there have been some updates for the courts and prisons in Thailand, and we will go through those in this article.

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The so-called “Bangkok Hilton” is usually associated with the Bang Kwang Prison in Nonthaburi (April 2020)

Thailand Bail would like to take this time and reach out to our clients and partners about the COVID-19 situation in Thailand as it relates to criminal cases and immigration issues in Bangkok, Koh Samui, Pattaya, Udon Thani, usually, and the judgment comes down from the Court of First Instance sentencing them to a lengthy prison term, Samut Prakarn, and other places. This article will address postponed court hearings, as well as court hearings that are not postponed, immigration announcements for case visas / defendant’s visas, as well as general information about the situation of the coronavirus / COVID-19 in Thailand.

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