In the wake of Minister of Justice Somsak Thepsuthin initiating a Royal pardon for many people convicted of corruption, drug trafficking, and different severe crimes, the National Institute of Development Administration polled 1,317 individuals and located overwhelming opposition to the proposed pardon.
The NIDA ballot was accomplished by cellphone between December 13 and December 15 and respondents from around the country represented people of assorted backgrounds and occupations. It asked whether an individual ought to be pardoned to obtain a reduced sentence if they have been convicted of assorted crimes including corruption, drug trafficking, and more critical crimes like homicide or rape.
The Justice Minister raise ire in many individuals along with his proposed pardoning of a slew of convicted people that included former ministers, businessmen, and senior officers who had been previously convicted of corruption. While they last would severely cut back the size of their prison time period.
In the ballot, the majority of people have been against reduced sentences for any of the crimes, however much more so for crimes like homicide or rape than corruption. Also, a majority (55%) believe sentence reductions must be determined by a set of related parties like judges, prosecutors, and regulation enforcement companies, not just by a singular decision by the Corrections Department.
The respondents to the survey answered the next questions:
Should jail sentences be lowered for people who had been convicted of corruption?
Should jail sentences be reduced for people who had been convicted of drug trafficking?
Should prison sentences be lowered for individuals who had been convicted of serious crimes like rape and murder?