THURSDAY, March 28, 2024
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Courts to be open every day to clear backlog

Courts to be open every day to clear backlog

The Courts of Justice will work seven days a week this year to clear their huge backlog of trials, the office's secretarygeneral Wirat Chinwinitkul said yesterday.

 

Wirat said the Courts of Justice would adhere to Supreme Court President Pairoj Wayuparp’s policy of disposing of the huge caseload speedily and fairly. They would also emphasise mediation or other alternative methods of dispute resolution before cases are brought to court, he said. 
“As for political disputes, the Courts of Justice affirms that if they reach the court, no matter what political shirt colour [the trial participants] are, the Courts of Justice will make them all whiteshirts ... every colour will get justice equally,” he said.
In 2012, the Courts of Justice will operate seven days a week and some courts will remain in session outside the usual hours, possibly until 8.30pm, he said. Court officials are aware that people suffer as a result of lawsuits, so court officials are willing to work hard and uphold the public interest, he said.
Meanwhile, Courts of Justice spokesman Sitthisak Wanachakij said that from January to October 2011, the lower courts granted bail in 176,650 cases – or 92.75 per cent of the 190,449 bail requests. Sitthisak said the statistic showed that the Courts of Justice upheld suspects’ and defendants’ rights when it proceeded with trials, as well as the rule of law and international principles.
 
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