Sex offender stuck in deportation cell

http://au.news.yahoo.com/060629/2/zlmn.html

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Convicted Australian child sex offender, Bradley Pen Dragon, is languishing in a grim and overcrowded Thai deportation holding cell more than two weeks after his release from a Thai prison following a royal pardon.

Pen Dragon, 46, was let out of Bangkok's Klong Prem prison on June 30 where he had served 10 years of a 15-year sentence on child sex offence charges dating back to 1993.

He was immediately taken into custody by immigration officials who want to deport him back to Australia.

Pen Dragon was one of about 70 foreign prisoners released from the prison after receiving amnesties to mark the 60th anniversary of the accession of Thai King Bhumipol Adulyadej.

Thousands of Thai inmates were also freed.

Thai immigration officials said Pen Dragon would not leave Thailand until Australian officials or his relatives and friends in Australia paid the one-way air fare.

"He is ready to go. It is not a problem here (at the detention centre), it is in Australia until someone donates the money for the (air) ticket," the Thai official said.

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They should let him swim back.

YBB

The same story was opened and closed here already, some time ago.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=75905

This will be closed in about 3 mins.

I think this one is better as read only