Miss Pitikan Sithidej Deputy Director-General The Department of Rights and Liberties Protection Ministry of Justice

 Southeast Asia Region  77 provinces and Bangkok is a capital city  Total population : 64,785,909 persons  1 THB = 1.90 Bhutanese Ngultrum  GDP : 12,424 thousand million bath  Income / head / year = 183,803 bath

 Democratic Society with Constitutional Monarchy System  Mixed Legal system between Common Law and Civil Law  Justice System is similar to other countries with a number of agencies involved

 Number of organization working on legal aid in pre – trial, during – trial, and post – trial process.  Lack of integration and cooperation  No national law and system on legal aid

DRLP Receive complaints and provide legal advice Promote rights of accused at criminal investigation stage Provide financial assistance for criminal proceeding via “Justice Fund”

Facilitate access to Justice Easily Promptly Fairly

1.Guarantee for release on bail 2.Lawyer fee 3.Court fee 4.Expenses for any kind of examination under criminal proceeding e.g. forensic examination 5.Expenses for the applicant e.g expenses related to transportation and accommodation 6.Expenses for crime prevention e.g. expenses related to witness protection 7.Expenses for damages from criminal act 8.Any other expenses as appropriate Objectives

Statistic : Justice Fund from the year 2006 – 2014

List Total Income Received from Government 20,000, ,051, ,293, , ,040, ,512, ,340, ,011, Expensed 1. Guarantee for release on bail -12, ,283,0 00 3,955, ,703, ,925, ,682, ,000, ,834, ,394, Lawyer fee-228, ,652, ,755, , ,410, ,431, ,328, ,203, ,960, Court fee-337, , , , ,499, ,670, ,975, ,395, ,044, Examination fee e.g. forensic examination , , , , ,017, ,751, Expenses for applicant e.g , , , , , Witness protection , Group of criminal acts , , , Other expenses ----2,304, ,168, ,094, , , ,693, Total Expenses-577, ,702,51 5 6,707, ,015, ,136, ,119, ,838, ,613, ,709,

 Cases related to political situation  “Nong Air” Case  Case related to Karen people at Kang Krajan  “Jamtar” Case  Case relate to DNA assessment

Responsible agencies to provide legal assistance Budget Law Public Relations

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights(ICCPR) United Nations Principles and Guidelines on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice Systems Based on

Status of Justice Fund Source of fund Objectives of Justice Fund Linkage with local administrative body Establishment of Justice Fund Committee Acceleration of consideration and approval of Justice Fund

Empowerment for officers working related to Justice Fund Making annual contracts with lawyers Using bail-approval letter instead of money or property to guarantee releasing on bail Setting up independent committee to check and balance the work of Justice Fund Appointment of competent officers Providing support for non-governmental organizations

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