Requests for extradition may be made on documentary evidence without the need for witness testimony.

If a request for extradition of a person is received from more than one country, and the Council of Ministers does not decide which country shall have precedence, the Attorney-General will in its discretion make such determination based on a number of factors, including without limitation, whether the countries requesting extradition have extradition treaties with Thailand, where the relevant offenses were committed, the seriousness of the offenses and the nationality of the person requested to be extradited.

If Thailand makes an extradition request of another country, and the offense for which extradition is requested carries the death penalty under Thai law, but the country from which extradition is requested requires assurances that the death penalty not be applied, such assurances may be given.  If such person is extradited and given the death penalty by a court, then the penalty shall be life imprisonment, reduceable only through Royal Amnesty.

The Attorney-General shall be responsible for deciding whether to make an extradition request of another country, and the Public Prosecutor shall be responsible for making said request and prepare the supporting documents and evidence.

Often extradition is an area of law that involves the law of Thailand and the law of the requesting country. A person who is subject to extradition should contact a qualified Thailand lawyer who has experience in the law of the requesting country and the law of Thailand. Persons under extradition to the US should contact qualified attorneys in the criminal extradition law of Thailand and the US and an American law firm in Thailand may be suitable to assist.

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