{"id":7366,"date":"2026-09-14T08:47:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T01:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/double-jeopardy-in-thailand\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T20:51:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T13:51:14","slug":"double-jeopardy-in-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/double-jeopardy-in-thailand\/","title":{"rendered":"Non bis in idem en Tha\u00eflande\u00a0: l'arr\u00eat de la Cour supr\u00eame n\u00b0 889\/2569 expliqu\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Double jeopardy in Thailand does not work the way most foreigners assume. In September 2026 the Supreme Court published Dika 889\/2569, holding that a criminal conviction handed down by a foreign court does not stop Thai prosecutors<\/a> from charging the same person, for the same acts, all over again in Thailand. The defendant had already been convicted in Bahrain and given a suspended sentence<\/a>. She still received 18 months of imprisonment from the Thai courts. For expats and Thai nationals who move between jurisdictions, this decision is essential reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article explains what the Supreme Court decided, how the rule against repeated prosecution actually operates under Thai law, and what protection, if any, a foreign judgment gives you inside the Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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