Sarawut Benjakul, secretary-general of the Office of the Judiciary, visits judge Khanakorn Pianchana at Yala Hospital on Sunday. Future Forward Party secretary-general Piyabutr Saengkanokkul says he will raise the issue of the self-shooting by Judge Khanakorn Pianchana at a meeting of the House committee on Legal Affairs, Justice, and Human Rights on Wednesday. Mr Khanakorn shot himself last Friday afternoon after giving a ruling and addressing the court in a speech that he reportedly broadcast live on Facebook. The regional chief judge can only offer his differing view as an addendum to the ruling in the event an appeal was lodged, he said. A 25-page document that Mr Khanakorn allegedly posted on his Facebook page before he shot himself also reportedly disappeared.

Source: Bangkok Post October 08, 2019 23:26 UTC