How to interview and correspond with defendants in Thai prisons
Raymond Yu, Managing Partner & Jakkongthamm Akul Pathika, Attorney at Law In recent years, more and more Taiwanese have been imprisoned in Thailand because of their involvement in criminal cases. Many defendants’ family have no clue when they try to visit the defendant or the suspect. Relevant information is hard to obtain due to the language and cultural differences. On the other hand, English-speaking Thai lawyers who are experienced with foreign affairs seldom take criminal cases, causing many defendants’ family to have problem finding a lawyer in Thailand. Even Some fall for scams when finding some lawyers claimed to be legitimate but they are actually not. Therefore, through the case sharing, Raymond hopes the defendants’ family can get a better understanding of how to interview and correspond with defendants under…