(Bangkok Post file photo)The Criminal Code has been amended to increase penalties for rapes and indecent assaults, including those recorded on video. The Royal Gazette late on Monday published the amendments to many sections related to rape and indecent assault in the Criminal Code. Section 281 revokes any settlement plan with rape victims who are not married to the perpetrator. Under Section 286, offences related to procurement of rape victims carry jail terms of up to life imprisonment and a fine of up to 400,000 baht. That abuse is instead defined as indecent assault, but carries the same punishment as rape.

Source: Bangkok Post May 28, 2019 12:22 UTC