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1,851. Reference : MM-1-21-491

Grievance to settle a lawsuit

| February 17, 1969. Moerman was requested by Winit not to use the recorder in a case of litigation in Chiang Mai between the family Na and the family Nimmanahaeminda. Both families were the well-known in the province, and Winit felt uncomfortable being responsible for this case as he had good relations with both families. Most people had an understanding that judges were not afraid of any influence, whereas in fact, judges had to worry about the public interest when settling a lawsuit between parties. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

1,852. Reference : MM-1-21-492

Training for new judges

| February 5, 1969. Som provided information to Moerman about the training of new judges. The content of the training included topics such as psychology, criminology, and forensic medicine. Experienced judges came to lecture about how to record and evaluate the witnesses. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

1,853. Reference : MM-1-21-493

Interview with Som Inpayoong

| July 9, 1969. Moerman interviewed Som regarding various issues. First, Som was assigned to find a way to censure a bus driver with careless driving harder. Second, Som gave comments about the weaknesses of the trial and of penalties for the offenders of the law of Thailand. Third, in the future Som planned to be a legal advisor for foreign companies. Fourth, the benefits of a statistics survey for tracking the time taken to conduct each lawsuit. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

1,854. Reference : MM-1-21-494

Interview with Som Inpayoong

| May 6, 1969. Som told Moerman about travelling to participate in an event for international legal cooperation, organized by the United Nations. Additionally, he talked about the transfer of his position and various forms of graft. For example, the judge allowed the accused to call for bail money. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

1,855. Reference : MM-1-21-495

Interview with Som Inpayoong.

| February 5, 1969. Moerman interviewed Som on a number of interesting issues. For example, first, an intern judge had learnt how to take notes and skills for appraising the reliability of witnesses. Second, most lawyers were considerate of the judge, because they considered a judge to be a representative of the King. Third, they also talked about the disappearance of a witness during a trial because they were corrupt. Fourth, the power of the courts were beyond the control of the government. Fifth, the Assistant Judge was responsible for monitoring that the judge's decision was according to the evidence. Sixth, Som was doing research regarding the use of electronic devices to record trials. He believed that this method was able to document what had happened during the trial wihout bias. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

1,856. Reference : MM-1-21-496

Interview with Ple.

| February 4 1969. Moerman interviewed with Ple on a number of interesting issues. For example, first, in the past as a career, judges had been highly paid and ranked highly in social position. Second, judging lawsuits required experience. Third, the qualifications of judges had become lower than those in the past, because new judges had worked at an early age and lacked work experience. Fourth, the talk also reviewed the various forms of the bribery process in which judges were involved. Fifth, problems in communication between the officials and local people, who spoke the local language. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

1,857. Reference : MM-1-21-497

Interview with the head of judges in Lampang.

| June 16, 1969. Bodin interviewed the head of judges in Lampang Province on several issues of note. First, most cases that occurred in Lampang were related to the illegal appropriation of guns and drugs. Second, the process of the trial for a heroin case at the military court required two judges from outside, and both parties needed to be in agreement in order to punish the accused. Third, information regarding a hearing in a Karen case. Fourth, there were differences between criminal and civil cases. Fifth, the range of the detention time before a suspect would be be judged by the court. In particular the accused was detained in an area away from the city, and it was necessary to follow certain steps and took time to travel to the provincial court; thus the accused was detained over time limit for detention (36 hours). | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

1,858. Reference : MM-1-21-498

Interview with haed J of Nan.

| June 18, 1969. Moerman interviewed the head of the judges in Nan. Interesting issues included: first, the majority of cases occurring in Nan province were civil cases. One type of case was related to the sale of oranges, as this was the main area of production for the province. Second, regarding the disability of the judges towards understanding the local languages, it required the clerks assistance in translation. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

1,859. Reference : MM-1-21-499

Interview with Duang, head of regional courts region.

| January 23, 1969. Duang told Moerman about his duties as head of the regional courts. He was responsible for examing the cases and comments which were sent by the Provincial Courts under his responsibility. He would supply his comments, comparing the main opinions of the judges who were responsible for the case, in particular important cases and those which received high public attention. For example, fraud cases involving large sums of money or corruption cases that involved state officials. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

1,860. Reference : MM-1-21-500

Lunch with Phenthip and Miphat.

| July 21, 1969. Morerman had lunch with Penthip and Miphat. Various issues of interest included: first, during the trial if the questions of the defendant's attorney were inappropriate, the judge might call the attorney to talk secretly. Secondly, the examination required for an of attorney level 2 and level 1 was discussed. Thirdly, sometimes the attorney would sent complaints about a lawsuit jugement to the Minister of Justice. Fourth, the mistakes of judgement incurred. For example, when judges in different courts considered the same case, but the penalty was different. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman