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 a subcommission, or an authority authorised by the Commission shall have the duties and powers to follow up the developments in the cases and to undertake all measures for protection of welfare and safety, for recovery, remedy, and rehabilitation of the injured bodies and minds, for provision of legal advice and recommendations, and for provision of support and assistance in relation to the prosecutions, with participation from the injured persons.

For the purpose of assisting an injured person, an inquiry official or public prosecutor shall, at the earliest opportunity, notify the injured person of the right to claim compensation as a result of the commission of an offence under this Act and the right to legal assistance.

In the event that the injured person has the right to, and wishes to, claim such compensation as said in paragraph 1, the public prosecutor shall also claim the compensation on behalf of the injured person.

The criminal courts for corruption and misconduct cases shall be the courts with jurisdiction over cases of the offences under this Act, which shall also include cases in which the offenders under this Act are subject to the jurisdiction of a military court at the time of the commission.

A person who commits an offence of torture according to section 5 incurs a penalty of imprisonment from five years to fifteen years and fine from one hundred thousand baht to three hundred thousand baht.

If the commission of the offence under paragraph 1 causes serious harm to the victim, the offender incurs a penalty of imprisonment from ten years to twenty-five years and fine from two hundred thousand baht to five hundred thousand baht.

If the commission of the offence under paragraph 1 causes death to the victim, the offender incurs a penalty of imprisonment from fifteen years to thirty years, or imprisonment for life, and fine from three hundred thousand baht to one million baht.

A person who commits an offence of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment according to section 6 incurs a penalty of imprisonment not over three years, or fine not over sixty thousand baht, or both such imprisonment and fine.

A person who commits an offence of enforced disappearance according to section 7 incurs a penalty of imprisonment from five years to fifteen years and fine from one hundred thousand baht to three hundred thousand baht.