Feb 17, 2024
Royal Thai Police considers lowering age threshold for criminal punishment exemption
The Royal Thai Police is considering lowering the age threshold for criminal punishment exemption from 15 to 14 years old in response to a surge in juvenile offences. This comes after alarming incidents, including a 14-year-old opening fire in a shopping mall and a group of youths brutally murdering a woman. There has been an uptick in criminal activities by youths aged between 10 and 18, prompting a call for stricter enforcement of the law.