Background

Since the advent of the internet, traditional crimes have been moved online. Crimes such as fraud, forgery, and theft are now frequently performed through criminal enterprises that use websites, email, text messages, and computer programs. Other computer crimes include hacking; denial-of-service attacks; phishing; malware; distribution, and unsolicited penetration testing. In order to defend an accusation of computer crime in Thailand, attorneys should be well-experienced in Thailand’s criminal law and procedure, the specific computer statutes and laws involved and, in addition, have knowledge of computer technology.

The laws and statutes that are used to prosecute computer crime and Cybercrime include both traditional laws and new laws that are specifically computer-related offenses as follows:

- Computer Crime Act of 2017

- Cybersecurity Act of 2019

- Personal Data Protection Act, of 2019

- Electronic Transactions Act of 2001

- Financial Institutions Businesses Act of 2008

- Telecommunications Business Act of 2001

- Payment Systems Act of 2017

Our Experience

Chaninat and Leeds have decades of experience as criminal defense lawyers in Thailand. We have assisted clients with successfully defending accusations of various types of computer crime in Thailand’s courts since 2001. We have extensive experience, and resources, including reliable expert witnesses, to assist with a successful outcome for clients.