Guardians of two brawling students get suspended jail terms and fines
THE guardians of two technical students - charged with attempted murder for shooting at a rival group at the mouth of Serithai Soi 41 in Bung Kum in Bangkok on July 8 - have been given a two-year suspended jail term plus a fine of Bt30,000 each, Office of
Chanvech said the Central Juvenile and Family Court verdict last Friday was the first case prosecuted under the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO)’s Order number 30/2559.
The order, designed to curb violence in public that has led to the death and injury of students as well as bystanders, does not just punish brawling youths, but also holds their parents/guardians accountable for neglecting youths and failing to stop them from being violent.
He said all public and private institutes under the office’s supervision would be informed of this case so they could use it as an example that parents must be more cautious about youths under their care being violent and to strictly adhere to the NCPO order.
Chanvech said the judge initially sentenced the guardians of the two teenagers to six months in jail and a fine of Bt60,000 on the charge of being an accessory (coercing, instigating, or aiding) of a student who violated Article 64 of the 2003 Child Protection Act (students must adhere to school and Education Ministry regulations), causing fights in which they attacked others. The sentences were halved because of useful confessions before the court, and their jail terms suspended for two years.
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