POLL FINDS MOST DON'T TRUST THE JUDICIARY
- Published: 12/07/2009 at 12:00 AM
- Newspaper section: News
Most respondents questioned in a recent Suan Dusit poll feel that the judicial system is plagued by double standards and that not everyone can hope to get justice.
Of those polled, 59% called on judges to adopt a uniform standard in trying court cases and said they should strictly base their verdicts on evidence and facts.
The poll found that most respondents did not believe leaders and supporters of both the yellow and red shirt movements facing criminal prosecution would get a fair trial.
Suan Dusit Rajabhat University pollsters surveyed 1,104 people across the country from July 6 to 9.
Only 26% said they still had faith in the present judicial system.
When asked whether they had confidence in the ongoing legal proceedings against leaders and supporters of the People's Alliance for Democracy over the blockades of Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports last year, 41.86% said they were not convinced those facing prosecution would be treated fairly.
Neither do they trust those responsible for handling the cases, as the cases could be meddled with by influential people. But 27.91% said court proceedings were generally reliable.
On the lawsuits brought against the red shirt leaders of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship for the Songkran riots in April, the poll found that 36.88% did not believe the legal proceedings would favour the red shirts.
Just 30.55% said that they were confident in the rule of law and did not want any kind of government intervention in the legal proceedings against the protesters.
