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Seal of the Royal Command

Prevention and Suppression of
Torture and Enforced Disappearance
Act,
2565 BE

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Phra Bat Somdet Phra Paramenthra Ramathipbodi Sisinthra Maha Vajiralongkorn
Phra Wachiraklao Chaoyuhua
Given on the 24th day of October 2565 BE^[1]
Being the 7th year of the present reign

Phra Bat Somdet Phra Paramenthra Ramathipbodi Sisinthra Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Wachiraklao Chaoyuhua gives a great royal command by which He orders with His pleasure that it be announced as follows:

Whereas it is appropriate to have a law on prevention and suppression of torture and enforced disappearance;

[Whereas] this Act contains certain provisions relating to the restriction of the rights and freedoms of persons, which section 26, in conjunction with section 32, of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand permits to be done by virtue of the powers under legal provisions;

[Whereas] the grounds and necessity for the restriction of the rights and freedoms of persons in accordance with this Act are to protect every person from torture and enforced disappearance by state authorities and to enhance the efficiency of the law enforcement for preventing, suppressing, and remedying the persons injured by the acts of the described characteristics, thereby causing the enactment of this Act to be in line with the conditions provided in section 26 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand;

1. The year 2565 BE corresponds to the year 2022 CE.