webfact Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Swedes in Jail in ThailandBY LOUISE BIHL FRANDSENPhoto: www.news.com.auBANGKOK: -- Exactly 20 Swedes are in jail in Thailand at the moment. ‘They are often put in custody for so called overstays’, Helena Wahlström from the Foreign Ministry in Sweden said earlier this month. But according to the Swedish Embassy in Bangkok none of the cases reported had to do with so called visa overstays.Today more than 200 Swedes are in jail all over the world. Exactly 20 of them are doing time in Thailand. According to the Foreign Ministry in Sweden it is difficult to say if the number is unusual high compared with earlier years. But Helene Wahlström, Deputy Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is quoted in Sydsvenskan earlier this month for saying that:“[…] You can see tendencies for a certain country, like Thailand, which has strong regulations against staying longer than the visa allows. And Swedes are often put in custody for so called overstays,” Helena Wahlström says.But according to the Swedish Embassy in Bangkok none of the crimes reported were about visa overstays.“We have exactly 20 cases of Swedes sitting in jail in Thailand at the moment. There are no specific pattern in what crimes they got arrested for. It is all sorts of crimes. But none of them have to do with visa overstays,” a spokesperson from the Swedish Embassy says.ScandAsia has been in contact with Helena Wahlström, but she does not wish to comment on the specific quote.Read the full interview with Helena Wahlström in Sydsvenskan:http://www.sydsvenskan.se/sverige/over-200-svenskar-fangslade-utomlands/Source: http://scandasia.com/swedes-in-jail-in-thailand/ -- ScandAsia 2015-02-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 It seems Scandasia does not like Helene Wahlstrom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 The beds look comfortable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alantheembalmer Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 That is one of the most pointless articles I have read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phrodan Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 That is one of the most pointless articles I have read. Apparently some Swedes get sent to jail for overstaying, but none are in jail just now for overstaying. But sometimes it happens. So if you know a Swedish guy tell him to be careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatsujin Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Slow news day in Sweden then and a lazy reporter to boot. That's 5 minutes of my day I won't get back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardt1808 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 What a totally rubbish article. In fact, why did Admin even bother to quote it ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The manic Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 The last 'Swede' I talked to in Bangkok was a dodgy Iranian with a Swedish passport. Been there over 20 years and spoke zero Swedish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopin2 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 The last 'Swede' I talked to in Bangkok was a dodgy Iranian with a Swedish passport. Been there over 20 years and spoke zero Swedish. 10% of all "Swedes" fits the same category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captbob Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 AC for falang?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughben Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 The last 'Swede' I talked to in Bangkok was a dodgy Iranian with a Swedish passport. Been there over 20 years and spoke zero Swedish. Well being in Thailand he will be right at home with some expats being unable to speak a word of Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy50 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I wonder if there are any Thais in Swedish jails, and if they have to take a dump with everyone watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 So no Swedes in prisons for overstays then. Well glad that's been cleared up then. Been worrying me for a while now. Cheers scandasia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweatalot Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 single cells? much more "comfortable" than I have heard - like 20 or 60 people together in one room - toilet=a hole in the floor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpoint Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 single cells? much more "comfortable" than I have heard - like 20 or 60 people together in one room - toilet=a hole in the floor 60 in a room? Sounds like a recipe for mashed swedes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty123 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 This 'article' is just so bad. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker69 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 So no Swedes in prisons for overstays then. Well glad that's been cleared up then. Been worrying me for a while now. Cheers scandasia. More than 850 Britons are locked up in prisons overseas for drugs-related offences - with some facing the death penalty or sentences of up to 39 years. http://news.sky.com/story/1171473/hundreds-of-brits-jailed-abroad-on-drug-charges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiSoLowSoNoSo Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I wonder if there are any Thais in Swedish jails, and if they have to take a dump with everyone watching. Don't know how many Thais are in Swedish jails but the cells looks more classy: http://freethoughtblogs.com/taslima/2013/12/04/sweden-is-closing-its-prisons-what-about-a-prisonless-world/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooka Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Geez the swedes get the good rooms with farang toilet and running water, no wonder they want to get admitted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooka Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Geez the swedes get the good rooms with farang toilet and running water, no wonder they want to get admitted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyboy666 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 This News is Startiling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooka Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I wonder if there are any Thais in Swedish jails, and if they have to take a dump with everyone watching. Don't know how many Thais are in Swedish jails but the cells looks more classy: http://freethoughtblogs.com/taslima/2013/12/04/sweden-is-closing-its-prisons-what-about-a-prisonless-world/ looks like an Aussie prison and the the 2 thais extradited to Aust for murder didn't want to go because they claimed Aussie prisons weren't of the high standard offered in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 So no Swedes in prisons for overstays then. Well glad that's been cleared up then. Been worrying me for a while now. Cheers scandasia.More than 850 Britons are locked up in prisons overseas for drugs-related offences - with some facing the death penalty or sentences of up to 39 years.http://news.sky.com/story/1171473/hundreds-of-brits-jailed-abroad-on-drug-charges That is a story that should be told. My post was more in sarcasm at the banality of the "Swedes in gaol" story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooka Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 So no Swedes in prisons for overstays then. Well glad that's been cleared up then. Been worrying me for a while now. Cheers scandasia.More than 850 Britons are locked up in prisons overseas for drugs-related offences - with some facing the death penalty or sentences of up to 39 years.http://news.sky.com/story/1171473/hundreds-of-brits-jailed-abroad-on-drug-charges Only one Aussie doing time in Thailand, indonesia appears to be thier international prisons/place of execution of choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keestha Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 single cells? much more "comfortable" than I have heard - like 20 or 60 people together in one room - toilet=a hole in the floor Have also been wondering where this photo was taken, police holding cells maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 (edited) That is one of the most pointless articles I have read. I agree, we all appear to have been told nothing more than there are 20 Swedes in Thai jails. Edited February 11, 2015 by jacko45k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggy Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Why does the article feature a photo of Alcatraz? Are the Swedes detained there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlQaholic Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 That is one of the most pointless articles I have read. Apparently some Swedes get sent to jail for overstaying, but none are in jail just now for overstaying. But sometimes it happens. So if you know a Swedish guy tell him to be careful. And remember; the overstays are only "so called" according the article.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binjalin Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 are there any Lichtensteinians in jail for breaking the speed limit? just askin'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuketboy Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 I wonder if there are any Thais in Swedish jails, and if they have to take a dump with everyone watching. Don't know how many Thais are in Swedish jails but the cells looks more classy: http://freethoughtblogs.com/taslima/2013/12/04/sweden-is-closing-its-prisons-what-about-a-prisonless-world/ looks like an Aussie prison and the the 2 thais extradited to Aust for murder didn't want to go because they claimed Aussie prisons weren't of the high standard offered in Thailand. Nothing like an Aussie prison. Where's the bed, desk, tv, xbox/playstation (yes I'm serious). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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