QUOTE
1: Monday 6 February 2012 -
Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung is backing
an amendment to the Narcotics Act to shorten the appeals process for drug
offenders sentenced to death and expedite their executions.
Mr Chalerm, who oversees the government's narcotics suppression drive,
said on Monday he was discussing the idea with Achporn Charuchinda,
secretary-general of the Office of the Council of State.
His proposal covers drug offenders given the death penalty by the
Criminal Court. They will no longer be allowed to file an appeal to the Court
of Appeal in Regions 1-9 but only to the main Court of Appeal.
If the Appeal Court rules in favour of the lower court’s decision to
execute the defendants, a clear time frame will be given for when the sentence
is to be carried out, he said.
“In drug cases, when the lower court and the appeal court agree [with
the death sentence], the execution date can be scheduled immediately. There
will be no need for extensions,” Mr Chalerm
said.
QUOTE
2: Thursday 22 March 2012 - He said that if the
drug convicts were simply jailed, they could deal drugs from behind bars and
mingle with other criminals. "Criminal meeting
criminal equals arch-criminal. I won't listen to National Human Right
Commission or NGOs, because I answer to the country and the public."
AUTHOR: Police
Captain Dr. Chalerm Ubumrung (Thai: เฉลิม อยู่บำรุง, RTGS:
Chaloem Yubamrung, Thai pronunciation: [ʨʰà.lɤ ̌ːm
jùː.bam.ruŋ]) (born June 10, 1947), is a Thai politician. He is a Member
of Parliament representing the Pheu Thai Party, and currently one of the Deputy
Prime Ministers of Yingluck Shinawatra. His past political appointments include
chief MP for Pheu Thai Party, brief terms as Health Minister under Somchai
Wongsawat, Interior Minister under Samak Sundaravej, Justice Minister under
Banharn Silpa-archa, and Leader of the Opposition from 2009 to 2011.
APPLICATION: Chalerm Ubumrung is a kind of leader who is
tough on crime and is someone I respect and admire. In Quote 1, he wants a
speedy execution and not to let criminals have too many appeals. In Quote 2, he
stated that he has the moral guts to send those criminals to death and he will
never get pressured by those death penalty opponents.
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