Warden Defends Shackling Bahraini Footballer Hakeem

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Hakeem AlAraibi, his ankles chained, arrives at Ratchadapisek Criminal Court on Monday.

 

BANGKOK — It was routine procedure to shackle a prominent refugee by his ankles for a much-criticized court appearance, a prison official said Monday.

 

After photos of Hakeem AlAraibi arriving for a court hearing in leg cuffs went viral and drew anger online, the head of the Bangkok Remand Prison said the footballer had to be placed in physical restraints due to risk of flight.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2019/02/05/warden-defends-shackling-bahraini-footballer-hakeem/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2019-02-05

Draconian!

Barbaric to say the least, good book in the making here

he is an athlete, and looking at the stomachs of the cops in the photo there'd be no way they could catch him or even run 50 metres!

Edited February 5, 20197 yr by taichiplanet

Even the politicians.

12 minutes ago, webfact said:

he head of the Bangkok Remand Prison said the footballer had to be placed in physical restraints due to risk of flight.

Yea, seems to be less of a worry when the rich are accused (or even convicted) of crimes. 

When Red Bull man finally get returned by a 'red notice', will he be in leg irons?

 

Come back soon Boss; all is forgiven.

Disgusting and shameful.

 

Once again showing the world what savages they really are.

23 minutes ago, taichiplanet said:

he is an athlete, and looking at the stomachs of the cops in the photo there'd be no way they could catch him or even run 50 metres!

They could simply handcuffed him one of those policemen and he would have had to carry the cop if he wanted to escape.

 

They didn't even provide him with shoes, sandals or flip flops.

The epitome of 'pathetic'

Prison warden your full it sh++e, he was shackled for 1 reason only..... To humiliate him, show him we can do what we want, pathetic, why are you and others like you trying to take Thailand back to the dark ages?

Glory Hunters

No shoes, no flip flops, terrible.

1453 AD.

 

The day that Thailand discovered the rest of the world and developed a headache....which has lasted for nigh on 600 years.

7 minutes ago, Xaos said:

No shoes, no flip flops, terrible.

I do not see anyone us giving doing the same for many others all over the world that are stuck in prisons, wrongfully accused, shackled, shoe less, hungry, go without eating, etc. but because he was picked up by immigration and it is in the news everyone is an uproar. Maybe just maybe as I hear and listen when this guy speaks he comes off as potentially being hostile. 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

had to be placed in physical restraints due to risk of flight

Perhaps they have learned from previous 'mistakes'?

I've mentioned this on another thread but it bears repeating here, I think. Thailand is advertising on BBC World News. Many of the wonderful and beautiful sights around the country are shown to entice potential visitors. Within minutes the image in the OP pops up, along with a damning report from Jonathon Head.

Thailand and its pathetic clueless optics....showboating an grandstanding at its finnest

2 hours ago, webfact said:

It was routine procedure to shackle a prominent refugee by his ankles for a much-criticized court appearance, a prison official said Monday.

It adds the unwanted drama can criticisms we love so much in Thai officialdom.   It looks bad and the warden should be ashamed of himself.

1 hour ago, champers said:

I've mentioned this on another thread but it bears repeating here, I think. Thailand is advertising on BBC World News. Many of the wonderful and beautiful sights around the country are shown to entice potential visitors. Within minutes the image in the OP pops up, along with a damning report from Jonathon Head.

It really could be a damning report from anybody....

 

The Thai exploitation of others-is beyond demeaning.

Edited February 5, 20197 yr by Odysseus123

2 hours ago, billd766 said:

They could simply handcuffed him one of those policemen and he would have had to carry the cop if he wanted to escape.

 

They didn't even provide him with shoes, sandals or flip flops.

Agree, disgraceful.

Hakeem was legally shackled, says Corrections 

 

File photo : Hakeem Al-Araibi//Kunlaphun Siripimamporn

 

Corrections Department is permitted by law to place leg irons on former Bahraini footballer turned Australian refugee Hakeem Al-Araibi, who was arrested and is being detained in a Thai prison pending an extradition trial, said department chief Narat Sawettanun on Tuesday.

 

Narat said his department chose to put him in shackles when transporting him from detention to his trial after his case caught the attention of media and the general public, Narat said, adding the case involves international relations.

 

Al-Araibi, who is a resident of Australia, where he holds refugee status, appeared yesterday at the Criminal Court with his legs cuffed. He is fighting an extradition request from his former home country.

 

His appearance in leg irons drew criticism, with some comments claiming that the act violated basic human rights.

 

Narat countered that cuffing him is allowed by Corrections Act 2560, which states that officials could consider using fetters when taking a detainee outside.

 

“The shackles on al-Arabi are a legitimate type of fetters,” he said.

 

Narat accepted that people could see the actions as violating basic human rights. But he asked for public understanding of the need to chain a detainee or prisoner when taking him out of the prison in order to prevent him from escaping. To do otherwise could do harm to the public, he said.

 

“I wish to tell the public to not worry about human rights, the department is well aware of how to protect the rights of all prisoners,” he said.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30363563

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2019-02-05

Perhaps the leg irons and no shoes is a portend ?  

Get off your bandwagons fellas because your own home countries use leg shakles to transport prisoners to courts and in some case they are left on during the court hearings, it is up to the judge to rule if they are to be removed for the hearing.

USA -  Such restraints are often used in the United States in courtrooms, or for transporting prisoners, or in other public situations as a safeguard against escape. They are used above all when detainees are to be restrained over a longer period of time, for example during transport or at court hearings.

Australia - https://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/prison-escape-accused-faces...court.../3436886/Jun 8, 2018 - Alleged escapee Nelson Jack Kepa, 21, appeared before Mackay Magistrates Court with his legs shackled, wearing prison greens.

 

Gee....

4 minutes ago, Russell17au said:

Get off your bandwagons fellas because your own home countries use leg shakles to transport prisoners to courts and in some case they are left on during the court hearings, it is up to the judge to rule if they are to be removed for the hearing.

USA -  Such restraints are often used in the United States in courtrooms, or for transporting prisoners, or in other public situations as a safeguard against escape. They are used above all when detainees are to be restrained over a longer period of time, for example during transport or at court hearings.

Australia - https://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/prison-escape-accused-faces...court.../3436886/Jun 8, 2018 - Alleged escapee Nelson Jack Kepa, 21, appeared before Mackay Magistrates Court with his legs shackled, wearing prison greens.

 

Gee...gosh you're good.

..and now we can all Google it together...

The shocking scene and the way he was being led was seen all over the world and am certain the entire world was disgusted by the Thai inhumane treatment of the poor chap who is accused of VANDALISM ???? 

Who did he kill ?

5 hours ago, colinneil said:

Prison warden your full it sh++e, he was shackled for 1 reason only..... To humiliate him, show him we can do what we want, pathetic, why are you and others like you trying to take Thailand back to the dark ages?

I'm sure that I read somewhere that there is some kind of international convention, to which Thailand is a signatory, which prohibits, amongst other things, shackling prisoners in this way.

Hopefully he will be demoted or fired for bringing shame on the international stage to Thailand, since shame is the only thing these idiots that fill government positions seem to be afraid of doing. 

1 minute ago, JAG said:

I'm sure that I read somewhere that there is some kind of international convention, to which Thailand is a signatory, which prohibits, amongst other things, shackling prisoners in this way.

No, there is no such thing. Prisoners in first world countries like America, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and most of the European countries still shackles all prisoners to transport them from the remand centre to the courts and then it is up to the judge at the court to decide if those shackles are to stay on or removed for the duration of the hearing. Thailand is no different in this matter than any other country. In America sometimes they use what are called belly chains, which is a belt with a chain passing through a loop and is connected to the handcuffs at one end and the shackles at the other end.