Kanakorn Pianchana
Kanakorn Pianchana (1969/1970 – March 7, 2020) was a Thai judge who made a suicide attempt in October 2019 in order to protest against interference in the justice system, and died in a second, successful suicide attempt in March 2020, after being subject to investigations following his actions.[1] At the time of his first suicide attempt, he was a senior judge in the Yala Provincial Court court in south Thailand.[2]
In October 2019 he shot himself in the chest in court after reading a short statement which was interpreted by local media as being a protest against standards in the Thai legal system, saying "[If] I cannot keep my oath of office, I'd rather die than live without honour." He survived the suicide attempt after hospital treatment.[3][4][5][6] The Pheu Thai Party called for a government investigation to establish if there were irregularities at the court.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Senior judge dies in second suicide bid". Bangkok Post. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ↑ Outpouring of public support for Thai judge who shot himself in Yala court. The Thaiger, 7 October 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ↑ Thailand judge shoots himself in court after criticising system. BBC News, 5 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ↑ "Thai Judge Shoots Himself In Court After Acquitting Murder Suspects". NDTV.com.
- ↑ "Judge shoots self in court after being forced to change verdict". www.thaipbsworld.com.
- ↑ He Acquitted 5 Men of Murder, Then Shot Himself. Hannah Beech and Ryn Jirenuwat, New York Times, 14 October 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ↑ Pheu Thai calls on government to probe alleged meddling in judicial affairs. Thai PBS World, 5 October 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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