Reference : MM-1-21-505

Name of creator(s) : Michael Moerman

Scope and content : June 2, 1969. Moerman had lunch with Winit, a judge, discussing various issues. First, there must be accurate evidence for a conviction in criminal cases. But in civil cases reliability of more than 50% was sufficient evidence for conviction. Second, the oath before the attestation, and the sacred vow taken that an offence was not true (not-guilty) was important to defendants. Third, the cases were classified as easy or difficult cases to be allocated to judges. Fourth, penalties regulated in criminal law (Yi Tok) were used to convict defendants in a general criminal court in Chiang Mai. But in some cases the conviction required the discretion of the judge. Fifth, Winit was flexible and compromising in his work. Sixth, Winit also mentioned different ways to approach to the judges for bribery. Seventh, the judges worked with honestly because they were considered a representative of the King. Eighth, even if salaries were not very high, Winit still worked as judge with pride. In the future, he planned to move back to Bangkok to get a higher position.

Extent and medium : Punch card