Human Rights Commission criticizes the transfer of images and videos of youthful criminals
Described: 20 Jul 2024 at 14: 00
The National Human Rights Commission ( NHRC ) has stated that the actions of police officers who released photos and videos of a 14-year-old boy killing three people in Siam Paragon last October were in violation of his human rights.
Wasan Paileeklee, a director for the NHRC, announced on Friday that the committee had received complaints from the Union for Civil Liberty in November regarding the release of the young offender’s photos and videos on social media.
He claimed that the kids are protected by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Child Protection Act of 2003, the Juvenile and Family Court and Procedure Act of 2010, as well as by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
According to him, the committee considered whether the event involved a violation of human rights in light of applicable human rights laws.
The officers were convicted of violating the rights of the child, his family, and the private, standing, and rights of a third party by preventing a third party from documenting the crime scene, disseminating images and video footage of the small and his id card.
The 14-year-old, who had purchased a plain weapons online and had it modified, died from the causes of three deaths, two of which occurred on the scene and one of which occurred later.
His first reactions to the police questioning following the shootings on October 3 exhibited signs of mental illness. After that, doctors decided that he needed to be treated, and he was taken to a , a medical doctor.
According to Mr. Wasan, the authorities may have acted according to the law to control the situation and stop further damage to the people in response to a problem that the youthful perpetrator was detained and interrogated without the presence of psychology or social employees.
However, their control of the murder scene lacked prudence and was considered violating the boy’s right, it said.
This year, the NHRC agreed to demand that the Royal Thai Police check the circumstances surrounding the incident.