BKK courtroom observations

Reference : MM-1-21-219

Name of creator(s) : Michael Moerman

Scope and content : A district court hearing in Bangkok. 6 May 1969 A district court trial in Bangkok, in which an Australian man arrested on charges of illegal immigration claims that he was arrested because he refused to bribe the immigration officials. The judge rules the defendant guilty by ignorance, and the defendant accepts the ruling. His acceptance prompts the judge to decrease his sentence, and he is released after payment of a fine.

Extent and medium : Punch card