Criminal Law Code of Thailand

Criminal Liability: Criminal Code

Section 59:

  • A person shall be criminally liable only such person commits an act intentionally, except when the law provide (that negligence, …)
  • To commit an act intentionally is to do an act consciously and doer desired or could have foreseen the effect of such doing
  • To commit an act by negligence is to commit an offence unintentionally but without exercising or not do so sufficiently.
  • An act shall also include any consequence brought by the omission to do an act.

Section 80:

  • Whoever commences to commit an offence, even not carry it through or not achieve its end, is said to attempt to commit an offence.
  • Whoever attempts to commit an offence shall be liable to 2/3 of the punishment provided for the offence.

Section 83:

  • If an offense is committed by two or more people, all involved accomplices are considered principals and will be punished according to the law for that offense.

Section 84:

  • Whoever instigates, by threat, hire, …, another person to commit an offense is said to be an instigator.

Section 86:

  • Whoever does for any reason whatsoever as giving assistance or facility to any other person committing an offence, even not known by the offender, such assistant deemed to be a supporter and shall be punished by 2/3 of the punishment.

Defamation

Section 326:

  • Whoever falsely accuses the other in a manner to impair the reputation or to expose to be hated or scorned, is said to commit defamation
  • The offender shall be liable to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or fine not exceeding 20,000 Baht, or both.

Section 328:

  • If the offence of defamation is committed by means of publication.
  • The offender shall be liable to imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or fine not exceeding 200,000 Baht, or both.

Punishments: Criminal Code

  • Punishments for inflicting upon the offenders are as follows: ^24ed97
    1. Death;
    2. Imprisonment;
    3. Confinement;
    4. Fine;
    5. Forfeiture of property.