In practice, however, Thai lawyers report that judges often impose the death penalty without any consideration of mitigating circumstances when it comes to certain offenses, particularly drug-related offenses. Typically, judges will consider imposing a sentence other than death only in cases in which the accused confesses to the crime, cooperates with the police, and/or expresses remorse. [65] Thailand recently indicated to the UN Secretary-General, in response to the questionnaire circulated in preparation for the UN’s quinquennial report on capital punishment, that death was a mandatory punishment for a number of crimes. [66] We do not know if these comments reflect the legal position of the military junta government or an acknowledgment of the existing practice.