Must Read Lawyers, families prevented from jail visits with former ministers

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Lawyers, families prevented from jail visits with former ministers

 

Narin Somnuek, lawyer of former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom, talks to reporters in front of the Bangkok Remand Prison Saturday morning.

The Bangkok Remand Prison on Saturday morning rejected visit requests by lawyers and families of former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom and former deputy commerce minister Phumi Saraphol.

 

Boonsong’s relatives joined his lawyer Narin Somnuek and Phumi’s daughter in an early-morning visit to the prison. Relatives of Akarapong Chuaykiang, the also-jailed former secretary of Department of Foreign Trade came with them. 

 

But all were told that they would have to wait until Monday before they would be allowed to visit the three prisoners. 

 

On Friday, Boonsong was handed a 42-year sentence, while Phumi Saraphol was given a 36-year jail term, for approving four bogus government-to-government rice export deals with China which cost the treasury massive losses. Akarapong was jailed 34 years.

 

Narin declined to tell reporters details of his plan to seek Boonsong’s release on bail. 

 

Phumi’s daughter said she had concerns about her father’s living conditions, given that he suffers from several chronic ailments and requires medicine regularly. 

 

She admitted that it could be difficult to seek his release on bail because of the sentence’s harshness, and because former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra jumped bail on Friday and fled abroad rather than appearing at the Supreme Court for the verdict reading of her case. 

 

Krit Krasaethip, chief of the Bangkok Remand Prison, told Nation TV in a phone interview that nobody would be allowed to visit the inmates on Saturday. 

 

They could be visited on Monday. Krit said it would be normal for Boonsong and other new inmates to be stressed on their first night in jail but there is nothing to be worried about. He said those who have chronic ailments could have their own medicine. 

 

Krit said Boonsong and other inmates convicted over the government-go-government rice deal would be detained at the Bangkok Remand Prison for a few days before being sent to the Klong Prem Maximum Security Prison where those with jail terms exceeding 15 years are detained.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30324969

 

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-08-26

[docshock13]

Stay away from the socks fellas! 

They can lead to overwhelming feelings of guilt. 

[harada]

What's the chances of two people contracting rare fatal blood disorders simultaneously? 

[djjamie]

These guys doing bogus rice deals worth billions overseen by the rice committee chairman yingluck who never attended one rice committee meeting.....Negligence seems about right there. Imagine if she did attend the meetings and asked the hard questions in the meeting regarding these deals instead of being else where taking photo opportunities to populate her Facebook page.

 

I have more respect for these guys that stayed to face up to their wrong doings than I do for yingluck who ran away.

Edited August 26, 2017 by djjamie

[worgeordie]

"He said those who have chronic ailments could have their own medicine. "  

Straight away they start, i am to ill to be in here,while the poor in there get 

no privileges,he will just have to hang in there for couple years,expect to see him 

out with a pardon.

regards worgeordie

[Misterwhisper]

2 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Phumi’s daughter said she had concerns about her father’s living conditions, given that he suffers from several chronic ailments and requires medicine regularly.

Poor bugger. Yet when he approved fake rice deals, he seemed perfectly healthy. Oh, the plight of the unusually rich. My heart bleeds!

[impulse]

1 hour ago, djjamie said:

I have more respect for these guys that stayed to face up to their wrong doings than I do for yingluck who ran away.

 

In the East, they're considered "suckers". 

 

 

 

[trainman34014]

Funny how none of these people get chronic illness when they have their noses deeply in the trough isn't it ?

Edited August 26, 2017 by trainman34014

[greenchair]

Funny how two of the most corrupt industries in the country, the ministry of elephants and the armodillos  continue to evade even a tiny peak at their massive corruption .

There are murders and rapists with less than 10 years. 

The punishment is supposed to fit the crime. In this case, it did not. 

[klauskunkel]

19 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Phumi’s daughter said she had concerns about her father’s living conditions, given that he suffers from several chronic ailments and requires medicine regularly. 

Sorry to hear about your Dad's hay-fever.

[Remus1830]

They will be ok as they will be in dan one which is not bad as Thai prison conditions go.Not sure what the conditions will be like when moved I'm sure not to good .They will be sleeping on a blanket on the floor they will not be able to eat anything from 4 pm until 7 am and a real doctor only attends approx once every 2 weeks the food is diabolical but their families can order food outside and it is sent in .They will be forced to sit on the floor 4 times a day for min 20 mins a time to pray. Not a good place to be dont envy them.

[Bill Miller]

Too bad so many are demeaning a person's health problems.
It is quite possible to appear perfectly healthy... as long as you have access to your proper medication. What if the man is a Type 1 diabetic, for instance? Nobody has suggested a "get out of jail free" situation.
I agree that the prison terms appear excessive compared to those we read about who directly cause the death of others.
Anything over ten years each would seem to be politically motivated, in my opinion.

How often does anyone actually serve such a long sentence in Thailand?

[sawadeeken]

I am just wondering about something..... and this is relative to these people going to Prison........

I take a young lady to see her mom at the Pattaya Remand Prison (at Nong Palai - just north of Pattaya) often.........

According to the mom there are about 150 women in ONE large room designed for about 80 inmates (3 more similar big rooms for male inmates...... There is a proper toilet I learned as I had heard there was just a hole in the floor at one corner so that is better than I expected......... The mom is just 'Poor Thai', not rich and HiSo............

Now with these HiSo rich and famous going to the Prison (and if maybe it was Taksin and Yingluck)........ I'm curious if they have improved quarters that their money can buy or if they would sleep on the floors with 100plus others with just a small mat under them and their head at somebody else's feet???????

Anybody with 'real' insight about this?????

[Rimmer]

A flame has been removed, keep it civil please there is no need for comments like that.

 

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[YetAnother]

On 8/26/2017 at 2:52 PM, Jonathan Fairfield said:

given that he suffers from several chronic ailments and requires medicine regularly. 

yes, it is called corruption; needs frequent fixes

[ovi1kanobi]

1 hour ago, sawadeeken said:

I am just wondering about something..... and this is relative to these people going to Prison........

I take a young lady to see her mom at the Pattaya Remand Prison (at Nong Palai - just north of Pattaya) often.........

According to the mom there are about 150 women in ONE large room designed for about 80 inmates (3 more similar big rooms for male inmates...... There is a proper toilet I learned as I had heard there was just a hole in the floor at one corner so that is better than I expected......... The mom is just 'Poor Thai', not rich and HiSo............

Now with these HiSo rich and famous going to the Prison (and if maybe it was Taksin and Yingluck)........ I'm curious if they have improved quarters that their money can buy or if they would sleep on the floors with 100plus others with just a small mat under them and their head at somebody else's feet???????

Anybody with 'real' insight about this?????

Yes they would get special testament. like beds in hospital area or vip room. good food, alcohol, drugs movies tv. and what ever good bribes would bring.

[bbpbbp]

Do we know how rich are these people and how much they will have to pay before they are freed ?