Year 1958-1961

Scope and content :

1958-1961. The first field work trip of Moerman in Thailand. He spent almost 3 years to collected field data about the Lue society, tradition, culture, and daily life of Tai Lue community at Ban Phaed, Payao province. 3295 records of slide, photograph, punch card, letter, notebook, typescript, and map.

Repository : SAC

Extent and medium : 3295 records of slide, photograph, punch card, letter, notebook, typescript, and map.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer : Donated by Michael Moerman, 2005.

System of arrangemant : The series is divided base on the periods of field work in Thailand.

Condition governing accessible and reproduce : Some restriction on access. To respect in intellectual property right, the original material (hard copy) may not allowed to access. Please contact staff if you need more information.

Creative Commons License : Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)

Traditional Knowledge License : Traditional Knowledge Attribution Non-Commercial (TK A-NC)

Language : English/Thai

Script : English/Thai

Rule or convention : Collection, series and file level description based on ISAD(G)

730

Slide

41

Photograph

2433

Punchcard

51

Letter

38

Notebook

1

Typescript

1

Map

1951. Reference : MM-1-21-308

Bali.

| March 17, 1969. In the case of an accused that was influential, the police did not allow the accused to make bail. This was because of the risk that the accused might use his power to alter the case. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Bali.

1952. Reference : MM-1-21-309

Bali from Roj Tho Nikkhom

| May 6, 1969. Moerman interviewed Lieutenant Nikom on the topic of bail. It depended on multiple factors incuding 1) The characteristics of the suspect; 2) Insurance limits, depending on the punishment of the accused; 3) The history of the accused and whether he or she might intimidate the witnesses or plaintiffs. In serious cases, bail would not be granted. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Bali from Roj Tho Nikkhom

1953. Reference : MM-1-21-310

Addition to interview with Phu Kong, Amphur Myang.

| January 10, 1969. The Captain of Muang District Police Station provided information about steps to arrest and to investigate the suspect. 1) If urgent, the police could immediately arrest the suspects. 2) The police could arrest the accused immediately if fault was found in a face-to-face incident. 3) The district court was responsible for issuing the warrant. 4) The police from the Crime Suppression Division were able to conduct an investigation throughout the country, while the local police only had the authority to investigate cases in their locality. The police from the Suppression Division could quell an investigation in the case that they received complaints on the unfairnes of local police or the local police made a request | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Addition to interview with Phu Kong, Amphur Myang.

1954. Reference : MM-1-21-311

PP on the law.

| December 24, 1969. The judge would clarify questions asked by the prosecutor to the defendant. The prosecutor questioned the witnesses of the plaintiffs and the judge questioned the witnesses of the accused. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

PP on the law.

1955. Reference : MM-1-13-68

House number HH71

| House number HH71 (Mai Khamseng) | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

House number HH71

1956. Reference : MM-1-21-312

Interview with regional public prosecotor.

| January 20, 1969. Moerman interviewed a prosecutor about his work on several issues including 1) changes in the legal system of Thailand since the reign of King Rama 5; 2) prosecutors not having the authority to investigate a case until the brief was sent from the police; 3) several times the police did not send criminal investigation records to prosecutors. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Interview with regional public prosecotor.

1957. Reference : MM-1-13-69

House number HH72

| House number HH72 (Mai No) | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

House number HH72

1958. Reference : MM-1-21-313

Interview with Lert Chularat, public prosecutor of chiengmai.

| January 8, 1969. Moerman interviewed Chief Prosecutor Lert Chularat on various issues including 1) collaborative work between the police and prosecutors on the case; 2) the work of prosecutors on civil and criminal lawsuits; 3) if there was solid evidence, there would be no reduction of penalties for the defendants; 4) in Chiang Mai most cases occuring were related to heroin and arson. The military court would act as trial for those cases; 5) questioning witnesses would be on a step-by-step basis, and there should never be direct testimony. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Interview with Lert Chularat, public prosecutor of chiengmai.

1959. Reference : MM-1-13-70

House number HH73

| House number HH73 (Methaw Phom) | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

House number HH73

1960. Reference : MM-1-21-314

Prathiang Kirtiputra PP.

| February 5, 1969. Moerman interviewed Prathiang Kirtiputra, prosecutor, on issues such as 1) the work of prosecutors who were facing pressures from both the police and the government, 2) the investigation of the bribery of officials, which were complicated, 3) the separation of criminal case files from the general cases, to prevent corruption of officials, 4) lack of practice experience of the attorneys and prosecutors of the state, 5) the prosecutors being sent to work in their own homeland, to facilitate communication with local people, 6) the destruction of documents at the end of its use, 7) the coordination between the police and prosecutors to submit prosecution, 8) the over-authority of the police for investigation, and 9) the relationship between individuals resulting in inefficiency of the jury system. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Prathiang Kirtiputra PP.