8 October 2023 at 18:38 PUBLISHED
Despite the Central Administrative Court’s( CAC ) ruling that police have issued traffic tickets illegally since July 2020, motorists will still be issued tickets.
A Royal Thai Police( RTP ) announcement regarding traffic tickets that went into effect on July 20, 2020, was deemed unlawful by the CAC on September 27.
The decision was made after a vehicle named Supa Chotngam petitioned the court to have the statement revoked. She filed a complaint in opposition to the RTP and the head of the national authorities.
The jury discovered that Ms. Supa was misled into thinking she had committed a customers offense and was required to pay the good with no right to contest the ticket when it made its decision public on October 6. The CAC claimed that it violated the constitution’s Section 29.
An accused person is presumed innocent until proven guilty, according to Part 29. Such a man must not be treated by any law enforcement agency as though they have already broken the law.
The CAC determined that the news was also illegal for establishing fixed rates of customers fines when the decision should be made by traffic police. The Land Traffic Act was used to make the announcement.
The CAC ordered the statement to be revoked with retroactive effect as of July 20, 2020, which caused dilemma over whether drivers may paid traffic tickets that had already been issued or whether the police could still issue cards.
According to reports, a majority prosecutor in the case argued that the applicant could not be assumed to be without the right to contest her seat. In fact, the judge ruled that the applicant had a right to refuse to pay the fine and take the case to court. Hence, the statement does not give her the right to ask for the ticket to be revoked.
The RTP has 30 times to challenge the CAC’s decision. Annulment of the news will become effective if the RTP does never file an appeal.
The RTP may appeal the decision, reports said, according to assistant federal police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn.
In the interim, Pol Gen Surachate stated that prospects police will continue to issue tickets and that fines must be paid at the prices listed in the news.