webfact Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 South Africans imprisoned in Thailand want to come homeSouth Africans incarcerated in Thailand pleaded with government to consider a prisoner transfer agreement.Mandy WienerJOHANNESBURG – South Africans incarcerated in Thailand are pleading with the government to consider a prisoner transfer agreement that would allow them to serve out the remainder of their prison sentences at home.The Thai government has extended an invitation to all foreign embassies who have citizens incarcerated in Thailand to enter into an agreement that would enable citizens to be repatriated.To date 37 countries have accepted this invitation.Eleven South Africans, mostly drug mules, have hand written notes from Thai prison cells begging for a second chance to return home to jails close to their loved ones.Businessman Henk Vanstaen, who is assisting the prisoners, has sent their pleas in an open letter to South Africa’s Members of Parliament.He says this humanitarian gesture would allow prisoner’s families access to them.“They are isolated in Thailand and their families can’t afford to go see them.”Full story: http://ewn.co.za/2015/08/04/SAs-imprisoned-in-Thailand-want-to-come-home-- EWN 2015-08-05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelomsak Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Gee maybe they should have thought about consequences before doing criminal activity here in Thailand. Like the old saying goes. If you do the crime be willing to do the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinsom Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Yes I agree if you don't want the time don't do the crime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pi Sek Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 ^^ Whilst these comments may be true, they are entirely irrelevant to this news story. The Thai government is offering foreign embassies the option of repatriating their own citizens who have broken the Law in Thailand. When they get back to South Africa, it is not implied they will walk free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammygood Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 what do they say again ? if you can't stand the heat ... they should have been drug mules in europe... very lient, many cases, the evidence just disappears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod reborn Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I believe the rule is that once a convicted foreigner has served half their sentence in Thailand, they are eligible to be released to their home country to serve the remainder of their sentence. There are only a handful of countries with prisons worse than the prisons in Thailand. It benefits Thailand to remove the foreign prisoners as Thailand's prisons are overcrowded. Apparently, according to the source article, South Africa hasn't accepted the prisoner exchange agreement, therefore, their chance of repatriation is quite remote. If your own government doesn't want you, maybe you deserve to rot in hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatfreak Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Are you sure you will be better of in South Africa? Prisons are running out of food there. http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2015/08/04/No-food-for-prisoners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razer Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 An economically smart move, I think. Shift the cost burden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoePai Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Are you sure you will be better of in South Africa? Prisons are running out of food there. http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2015/08/04/No-food-for-prisoners What makes you think they even get food in Thailand ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLang Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Gee maybe they should have thought about consequences before doing criminal activity here in Thailand. Like the old saying goes. If you do the crime be willing to do the time. The Thai 'police' (the term is used loosely) would never fit somebody up. Some posters, you really do have to wonder.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Sharp Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 ^^ Whilst these comments may be true, they are entirely irrelevant to this news story. The Thai government is offering foreign embassies the option of repatriating their own citizens who have broken the Law in Thailand. When they get back to South Africa, it is not implied they will walk free. But they most probably will.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeThai Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Are you sure you will be better of in South Africa? Prisons are running out of food there. http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2015/08/04/No-food-for-prisoners Stop talking out of your hot hole please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taony Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Seems more like its Thai prisoners that want to come. Its Thailand making the offer to foreign embassies. South Africa is just one of 37 countries that have accepted. Don't know why they single out South Africa here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lildragon Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Why do I have this nagging feeling that this is a step to go after Thai political refugees. We give you some prisoners and you give us LM suspects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I believe the rule is that once a convicted foreigner has served half their sentence in Thailand, they are eligible to be released to their home country to serve the remainder of their sentence. There are only a handful of countries with prisons worse than the prisons in Thailand. It benefits Thailand to remove the foreign prisoners as Thailand's prisons are overcrowded. Apparently, according to the source article, South Africa hasn't accepted the prisoner exchange agreement, therefore, their chance of repatriation is quite remote. If your own government doesn't want you, maybe you deserve to rot in hell. If it is a prisoner exchange, won't as many Thais come into Thailand as foriegners go out of Thailand? not sure I see how this will help overcrowding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English 1 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Oh They didn't mind being away from their families when they carried drugs around for big money. As you sow so you shall reap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manhood Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Well why not let them go all to their home countries?!?!?!??! I would sent all foreigners staying in prison back to where they come from: why should the Thai people pay for them to stay in prison in their country?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mango66 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 If they miss their family so much, they shouldn't have come here for crime, instaed should have done the crim on their neighbours there, and they would be executed just there near their families !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dageurreotype Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 (edited) ^^ Whilst these comments may be true, they are entirely irrelevant to this news story. The Thai government is offering foreign embassies the option of repatriating their own citizens who have broken the Law in Thailand. When they get back to South Africa, it is not implied they will walk free. Not irrelevant at all. Of course we are aware they will continue to serve prison time, but this will be in much improved conditions in their home countries. As has already been pointed out, those committing crimes here should have been aware of the disparity in any sentencing. Som nom bloody na! Edited August 5, 2015 by dageurreotype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayduke Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Good idea. Now if the government was really slick, they'd figure out some way to transfer Thai prisoners along with the foreigners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abitmiffed Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I would love to spend 50yrs in a U.K holiday home...erm I mean jail rather than 50mins in a Thai jail. Keep em here I say, as soon as they know they might get sent home makes the crime a bit more worth it. Humanitarians should know when to step in, and in this case keep out of it. Rotten drugrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farangmick Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Well why not let them go all to their home countries?!?!?!??! I would sent all foreigners staying in prison back to where they come from: why should the Thai people pay for them to stay in prison in their country?????? Absolutely. The UK would love to get rid of it's foreign prisoners. Unfortunately life in a UK prison is Hi So compared to life outside prison in their own countries so they don't want to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilSA1 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Seems more like its Thai prisoners that want to come. Its Thailand making the offer to foreign embassies. South Africa is just one of 37 countries that have accepted. Don't know why they single out South Africa here. "The Thai government has extended an invitation to all foreign embassies who have citizens incarcerated in Thailand to enter into an agreement that would enable citizens to be repatriated. To date 37 countries have accepted this invitation." This seems to indicate (IMO) that the South African government has NOT accepted this invitation, hence this article. It is a shame that the South African government has to be reminded to look out for their people. Criminals still need to be punished, and there is no mention that their sentences will be reduced or cancelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc46 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Leave the bastards were they are,,, They made their bed so lay in it.No sympathy from this end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 '' If you can't do the time...Don't do the crime '' !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copa8 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Are you sure you will be better of in South Africa? Prisons are running out of food there. http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2015/08/04/No-food-for-prisoners What makes you think they even get food in Thailand ? What makes you think they don't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrens54 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Let Them ROT ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookee68 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 And back to a country that is more corrupt than Thailand, they are all drug scum, let them rot where they are, I guess in the UK prisons no foreigners are asking for a transfer back to there own countries, what a shame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brit_Doggie Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 So the thai prison regime is like playing Monopoly get out of jail quick card so they can be close to their families to hull with ya your there because you committed a crime now suffer as 1 should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedtripler Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Thai prisons have a reputation as being unusually cruel to foreigners, being made to wash and drink from a bucket of river water from the chayo praya is inhumane, I don't care where they came from... Of course, if they had some money for police they would never even be in a Thai jail or they will be living a lot better if they can buy privileges like clean water or food from the sadistic guards etc I hope some people here shouting "let them rot" never end up on the wrong side of the Thai justice system There's a lot of Thais I'd like to put in their places but most would be considered "important" people like rtp still out on bail for murders committed years ago etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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