Problems and Obstacles of Child Witness Protection Under the Criminal Witness Protection Act B.E. 2546 for Trafficking-Related Offenses

Abstract

This article aimed to study about the problems and obstacles of child witness protection under the Witness Protection Act in Criminal Case B.E. 2546 for offenses related to human trafficking. Which is an issue that affects the entire justice system since criminal offenses have occurred, which this study focuses on studying the justice process with people involved in such matters in order to know the problems that arise climb and related obstacles by studying information from documents, evidence and facts that occurred. This research was qualitative research. Gather information from the study of relevant documents, in-depth interviews with those involved in legal operations in order to make the study more complete and complete. The results of the research revealed that the problems and obstacles of child witness protection according to the Witness Protection Act in Criminal Cases B.E. 2546 for offenses related to human trafficking can be summarized into 5 issues: 1) Legal issues. 2) Personal issues of child witnesses 3) Personal issues close to child witnesses 4) judicial issues and 5) other issues.