Cabinet gives green light to draft ministerial regulations to charge drug offenders

Cabinet approves draft ministerial regulations regarding filing charges against offenders for abetting, assisting, or conspiring to commit serious drug-related offenses (No. ..) B.E. ….

Mr. Karom Phonphonklang, Deputy Spokesperson of the Prime Minister's Office, revealed that the Cabinet has approved in principle the draft Ministerial Regulation on filing charges against offenders for abetting, assisting, or conspiring to commit serious offenses related to drugs (No. ..) B.E. .. .. as proposed by the Ministry of Justice (Ministry of Justice) and sent to the Office of the Council of State for consideration. The opinions of the Attorney General's Office are to be taken into account as well. Then you can proceed further. Mr. Karom said that the essence of drafting ministerial regulations is It is an amendment to the Ministerial Regulations on filing charges against offenders for supporting, assisting, or conspiring to commit serious offenses related to drugs, B.E. 2022, by adding provisions in cases after the court has issued an arrest warrant for offenders on the basis of supporting, assisting, or conspiring to commit serious offenses related to drugs. Regarding narcotics, the ONCB official is required to submit a request for approval to report charges against such offenders to the ONCB secretary-general and to take further action to the investigating officer. To be in line with the powers and duties of the Narcotics Control Board officers, who have the power to arrest, interrogate, or detain persons arrested who have committed drug-related offenses. This will increase the efficiency of the work of the NACC officers as follows: from before, requesting permission to report charges in cases where the court issues an arrest warrant for an offender under the Narcotics Code on the basis of abetting, assisting, or conspiring to commit an offense (Section 125 or Section 127 of the Narcotics Code) The responsible investigator shall report to the chief investigator and the chief investigator shall submit a request for approval to report charges against the said offender to the Secretary-General of the ONCB or a person assigned by the Secretary-General of the ONCB without delay. Additional is Requesting permission to file charges against offenders for abetting, assisting, or conspiring to commit crimes (Section 125 or Section 127 of the Narcotics Code) after the court has issued an arrest warrant for the said offender to the Narcotics Control Board officer under the Office of the Narcotics Control Board. MP submits a request for approval to report charges to the Secretary General of the Narcotics Control Board first and has them take further action to the investigating officers.