Courts should decide on Kamnam Poh's kin
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The duty of a policeman is to enforce the law - not to judge whether a person is guilty or not.
Thus, Pol Maj Gen Supisarn Phakdinaruenart, chief of the Crime Suppression Division, is totally offside when he says he might decline to take action against Kamnan Poh’s relatives or children for sheltering him because sheltering a relative was considered to be an act of gratitude in the Thai context.
Kamnan Poh has been convicted of first-degree murder and corruption, and the verdicts are final. All suspected of aiding and abetting a murderer must be thoroughly and transparently investigated without fear or favour – and if there is reason to suspect guilt – arrested and charged. It is for the courts – not the police – to decide whether or not kinship should be an ameliorating factor in cases of guilt.
General Supisarn, heed His Majesty, who wisely said, “If the country does not follow the rule of law, it will not survive.”
Best,
Burin Kantabutra
