The Courts of Justice has reformed its security measures within court premises by establishing the Court Intelligence Center (CIC), tasking court police officers with intelligence gathering to prevent incidents, disturbances, or contempt of court.
Today (3 Aug. 2026), Mr. Suriyan Hongwilai, spokesperson for the Courts of Justice, said that in an era of rapidly changing technology and social context, the protection of safety and justice for the public must be elevated to another level. The Office of the Courts of Justice has therefore officially launched the "Court Intelligence Center" (CIC) under the operation named "Wihok Sai Fah Unit" (Lightning Bird Unit).
Mr. Kriangkrai Watcharaphan, an Appeals Court judge attached to the Office of the President of the Supreme Court, serves as the chairperson of the working committee. The CIC is intended to serve as the primary mechanism for driving the Courts of Justice Strategy 2026–2029 toward concrete achievement across multiple dimensions, by bringing modern innovation to play a role in supporting cybersecurity and information threat response, so that the Office of the Courts of Justice has an intelligence system that is clear, accurate, reliable, and upholds security standards with the public's best interests as the foremost priority. The initiative transforms the role of court police officers from a reactive stance to proactive operations, with the key principle of knowing first in order to prevent — effectively intercepting and stopping criminal incidents, disturbances, or acts of contempt of court from occurring within court premises.
The CIC's operations focus on protecting the public and those visiting the court on official business, ensuring their confidence in comprehensive safety. Acting under the authority of Section 5 of the Court Police Officers Act 2019, court police officers are tasked with conducting expedited intelligence investigations, conducting in-depth data analysis, and accurately assessing risks in advance, so that preventive and risk-mitigation measures can be put in place before actual incidents occur. Every member of the public who comes to rely on the justice process can therefore be assured that their safety within the physical premises of the court will be strictly and equally maintained.
At the same time, the CIC also places importance on protecting the public in the online world, working in coordination with the Information Technology Division of the Office of the Courts of Justice to put in place an advanced cyberthreat protection system. This creates a defensive shield for the case database and information systems, preventing unauthorized access, interference, or theft of important public data. In addition, the CIC has partnered with national security networks and the Spokesperson and News Analysis Working Group of the Information and Public Relations Division to monitor, intercept, and proactively counter fake news and disinformation in a timely manner, so that the public receives accurate and clear information and does not fall victim to socially engineered confusion. All operations of the Court Intelligence Center (CIC) thus represent the application of technology and intelligence systems as a fortress protecting the public both in physical spaces and in the digital world, affirming the Courts of Justice's commitment to placing the safety, rights, and justice of the people at the true center of everything it does.
