UN calls on govt to restrict role of military court
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The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has voiced concerns about the proposed amendment of the 1955 Act on the Organisation of Military Courts, saying this could allow military commanders to detain both military personnel and civilia
This proposal was put forward to the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) recently.
“Detention without judicial review breaches the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights [ICCPR], to which Thailand is a state party. Under Article 9, a person detained on suspicion of a criminal offence is to be brought promptly before a judge. The Human Rights Committee that oversees the ICCPR has interpreted ‘promptly’ to mean within a few days,” Rupert Colville, the United Nations’ OHCHR spokesperson, said in a statement issued from Geneva on Tuesday.
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