2023 Report of the Ratsadonprasong Fund, Part 3: Defendants in the Maze
When defendants find themselves in the recesses of the judicial maze, the shapes and forms of our support become complicated in turn.
When defendants find themselves in the recesses of the judicial maze, the shapes and forms of our support become complicated in turn.
Where does bail money go after leaving the judicial maze? This chapter has answers: to defendants, to detainees, and to being forfeited.
We’re back with another Annual Report! Under the theme “In the Maze of Rules,” we compile not only movements but also hiccups and halts in the movement of money and people through the judicial process.
We close out the report with maps showing the geographical distribution of the Fund’s assistance to defendants and accuseds
We continue our annual report with highlights from our bail-related expenses
At the end of 2022, bail money from the Ratsadonprasong Fund remaining in Thai courts countrywide amounted to 56,428,500 baht (over 1.6 million US dollars). This amount is the combined bail of 947 cases.
Four fundraising phenomenons, where the people carried the fund through danger.
Small donations do become big donations by the power of multiplication.
The convenience in keying in specific numbers to make money transfers nowadays, without the need to fumble with coins or write out the amount in words, has become an affordance for the expression of political will through symbolically charged numbers.
We highlight our top donors—without names. What makes them stand out is not their identities, but the way their donations speak. Find infographics about our biggest donors, our few donors from abroad, our most frequent donors, and our most consistent donors.
Down from the sky, rain falls to earth,
amassing into a great wide current;
it rocks the land with clamorous roars,
unstoppable its torrential force.