<p>The Cabinet has decided to postpone the enforcement of several sections in the new Prevention of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act requiring police officers to make audio and video recordings from the moment of arrest through to release, claiming the need for training and equipment.</p>

<p>The Thai authorities should&nbsp;fully and fairly prosecute the police officers responsible for the death of a drug suspect, as well as criminalize torture and establish a process independent of the police that&nbsp;can independently investigate and prosecute police officers for wrongdoing, said <a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/08/26/thailand-drug-suspect-tortured-death?fbclid=IwAR3TibpTvZ8TsgnDlvDsKURteniVlIUq1uFxJ2QAA6lKZOnqAl5YDTgMxcI">Human Rights Watch today (26 August)</a>, following the release of a video clip showing Nakhon Sawan police officers torturing and killing 24-year-old&nbsp;Jeerapong Thanapat.&nbsp;</p>