Amnesty Act 2026 clears political cases, excludes Section 112

Thansettakij•Politics•3d ago

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The Peaceful Society Promotion Act 2026 has been published in the Royal Gazette to grant amnesty for political cases between 2005 and 2025.

•The Peaceful Society Promotion Act 2026 covers political cases from January 1, 2005, to July 16, 2025.
•The law excludes Section 112, corruption, cases causing death or serious injury, and private offenses.
•A Committee for Promoting a Peaceful Society will be established with the Prime Minister or a designated Deputy Prime Minister as chairperson.
•The law becomes effective on August 24, 2026.

•The Royal Gazette published the Peaceful Society Promotion Act 2026 on August 23, 2025.
•The law becomes effective on August 24, 2026, the day after its announcement in the Royal Gazette.
•The Peaceful Society Promotion Act 2026 clears political cases and cases in the attached list from January 1, 2005, to July 16, 2025.
•Section 112, corruption, cases causing death or serious injury, and private offenses are explicitly excluded from the amnesty.
•The Committee for Promoting a Peaceful Society must hold its first meeting within 30 days of the law taking effect.
•The Committee for Promoting a Peaceful Society consists of the Prime Minister or a designated Deputy Prime Minister, the Permanent Secretary of Justice, the Secretary-General of the National Human Rights Commission, three qualified experts, and one civil society expert.
•Public questions were raised regarding whether the act's attached list could cover cases involving the Organic Act on the Acquisition of Senators 2024, potentially affecting senators and politicians under investigation by the Election Commission.
•The Committee for Promoting a Peaceful Society holds discretionary power regarding the conditions of the attached list, despite exclusions for fraudulent or unfair elections and false qualifications.

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Peaceful Society Promotion Act 2026(พระราชบัญญัติสร้างเสริมสังคมสันติสุข พ.ศ. 2569)

A law published on August 23, 2025, to clear political cases from January 1, 2005, to July 16, 2025, excluding certain offenses.

Organic Act on the Acquisition of Senators 2024(พระราชบัญญัติประกอบรัฐธรรมนูญว่าด้วยการได้มาซึ่ง สว. พ.ศ.2567)

A law whose related offenses are mentioned in the attached list of the Peaceful Society Promotion Act 2026.

Committee for Promoting a Peaceful Society(คณะสร้างเสริมสังคมสันติสุข)

A committee chaired by the Prime Minister or a designated Deputy Prime Minister tasked with implementing the Peaceful Society Promotion Act 2026.

Royal Gazette(ราชกิจจานุเบกษา)

The official government publication that announced the Peaceful Society Promotion Act 2026.

Election Commission(กกต.)

The organization investigating corruption cases involving senators and politicians.

National Human Rights Commission(คณะกรรมการสิทธิมนุษยชนแห่งชาติ)ℹ️

An organization whose Secretary-General serves as a member of the Committee for Promoting a Peaceful Society.