Over 9 million people who have had their criminal records cleared by the Royal Thai Police (RTP) can now check their status in a new website that was launched today.
The initiative aims to rectify issues in the screening process, as many citizens with a criminal history, despite being acquitted by the court or having charges dropped, still had records in the criminal records database, leading to the denial of rights, job opportunities, and potentially pushing them towards more criminal activities.
The initiative has successfully restored rights to 9.3 million people out of the total 13,051,234 with criminal records within a two-year period, according to the RTP.
If you happen to have a criminal record and think you may be eligible to be cleared of minor offenses (hey, we won’t judge), you can check your status via this nifty website. Do take note that this is…
