BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s Attorney General Kowit Sripairoj has appointed nine working groups to advance legal reforms, enhance prosecution procedures, and better protect public rights and state interests. Office of the Attorney General (OAG) Spokesperson and Director-General of Regional Public Prosecution Office 4 Prayut Phetkhun stated on November 6, 2026, that the initiative aims to ensure accurate, timely, fair, and consistent prosecutorial decisions and modernize the justice system.
The working groups will revise laws related to the prosecution service and its personnel, improve procedures for corruption and human trafficking cases, and review subordinate regulations under the Public Prosecutors Commission. Additional responsibilities include developing regulations for managing funds from asset-sharing and international criminal cooperation, strengthening legal databases and research to support prosecutorial decisions, and reviewing Criminal Procedure Code provisions on prosecutorial powers.
Other priorities are improving judgment enforcement to protect state interests, modernizing personnel management, and revising criteria for awarding OAG honorary insignia. Prayut stated that the working groups will develop legal and administrative proposals to improve organizational efficiency and strengthen professional standards.
Their recommendations and draft laws or regulations will be reviewed by the relevant authorities in line with established legal procedures. The spokesperson said the initiative aims to enhance the administration of justice, protect citizens’ rights and freedoms, and safeguard state interests, while adapting prosecutorial operations to changing economic, social, and technological conditions. (NNT)
