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Bangkok Post – PM to weigh up stiffer juvenile penalties

Orders probe into misconduct row

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin speaks to reporters at Suvarnabhumi airport on Friday following a trip to Davos, Switzerland, to attend the World Economic Forum. (Photo: Royal Thai Government)

The government will weigh the pros and cons of toughening legal punishments against young offenders who commit serious crimes, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said.

He made the remarks in response to calls for tougher penalties against juvenile delinquents in the wake of the brutal slaying of a middle-aged woman, allegedly at the hands of five…

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