Thailand ranked in middle related to death penalty abolishing
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Thailand ranked somewhere in the middle when it comes to abolishing death penalty among nations in the Southeast Asian region and the kingdom was criticized for a 'lack of tangible advancement' towards abolishing death penalty in a latest United Nations r
Although Cambodia, the Philippines and Timor-Leste have abolished death penalty, Thailand still maintains its death penalty although no execution has taken place since 2009 and is regarded as a ‘rententionist state’.
As of 30 June 2014, there were at least 612 people under sentence of death in the kingdom and the year 2013 alone saw 294 people sentenced to death.
Crimes punishable by death in Thailand includes offences against royalty, internal and external security, and liberty, and offences relating to sexuality causing death.
The Nation
