Suicide of Khanakorn Pianchana

Khanakorn Pianchana
คณากร เพียรชนะ
Born(1969-12-18)18 December 1969
Bangkok, Thailand
Died7 March 2020(2020-03-07) (aged 50)
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Alma materRamkhamhaeng University (LLB)
Thai Bar Association (BL)
Occupation
  • Judge
Years active2004–2020
Known forAltruistic suicide to protest Thai justice system
Children1
A mourner at Chiang Mai University holding a sign portraying Khanakorn's selfie and his quote reading “Bring back the judge his verdict. Bring back the citizens their justice.”

Khanakorn Pianchana (18 December 1969 – 7 March 2020)[1] was a Thai judge who made a suicide attempt in October 2019 in order to protest against interference in the justice system, and died in a second, fatal suicide attempt in March 2020, after being subject to investigations following his actions.[2] At the time of his first suicide attempt, he was a senior judge in the Yala Provincial Court in south Thailand.[3]

  1. ^ ฌาปนกิจ 'คณากร เพียรชนะ' ผู้เรียกร้อง #คืนความยุติธรรมให้ประชาชน
  2. ^ "Senior judge dies in second suicide bid". Bangkok Post. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  3. ^ Outpouring of public support for Thai judge who shot himself in Yala court. The Thaiger, 7 October 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.