Department of Corrections set up a statement. insist on treating "Thaksin" as an inmate with respect, not bald hair, pointing out to be a fragile group, suffering from 4 chronic diseases, isolated in solitary confinement in 7 medical institutions, and the first meal was only bread and water. While requesting a royal pardon can be done from today
The Department of Corrections jointly held a press conference after accepting Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra, former prime minister. Prisoners in political cases face a total jail term of 8 years, with Deputy Permanent Secretary Sahakarn Phetchnarin, Department of Corrections director-general Ayut Sinthopphan, and Corrections Department deputy director-general Sithi Suteewong. As a spokesman for the Department of Corrections, Mr. Natthee Thongplad, Commander of the Bangkok Special Prison and Dr. Watchai Mingbanjerdsuk Director of Correctional Institution, Correctional Hospital
Mr. Ayut revealed that after accepting Mr. Thaksin The Bangkok Special Prison staff arranged a place to accommodate the visit of relatives. Because the inmates have relatives, friends and various organizations. to support and wishes to travel to visit a large number where everyone can come and register to request a visit according to the regulations of the prison
And since Mr. Thaksin is already 74 years old, he is considered to be among the elderly inmates. who must be vigilant about both physical and sanitary health to prevent illness And now the inmates have been separated to live in the hospital of the Bangkok Remand Prison alone before so as not to mix with other inmates
Mr. Ayuth also said that Mr. Thaksin I still don't have to cut my hair like other inmates. Because my hair is not long and Mr. Thaksin wears his hair under his hair, which is considered not very long. Including a group of the elderly Being an adult that the prison respects As for the clothes worn in the prison today a white shirt And still haven't changed the prison shirt. By the first point, enter Gate 2, go through Gate 3 before going to the background check point. Finger print, take pictures, it doesn't take long. no anxious expression and did not request anything in particular.
While Mr. Sith said that Mr. Thaksin Isolated in the 7th territory on the 2nd floor of the building alone. which is a normal room no air conditioning There are CCTV cameras and doctors as well as correctional officers taking care 24 hours a day to take care of the process and safety.
for the visit of relatives According to the regulations, inmates will be detained before 10 days. In the first 5 days, only lawyers will be able to visit. On the 6th-10th days, relatives can visit via the LINE application. which Mr. Thaksin Considered a vulnerable group 608 can claim for food supplements or additional medication
Mr. Nasthi revealed that in the case of Mr. Thaksin Must be in the territory that is a medical facility for safety precautions because it is a vulnerable group and adhere to safety as a priority Using a team of prison doctors and nurses to examine the body throughout for prison food It's food according to the circle. But there are special foods that the shops are open for. Inmates can buy 500-600 baht per day and are a healthy menu without sodium.
The first meal in the prison which is lunch that Thaksin ate only drinking water and a little bread and said that he was not very hungry yet Today's dinner in the prison is boiled rice and boiled vegetables.
Dr. Watchai revealed that Mr. Thaksin's relatives take the treatment history An MRI physical examination from treatment in two foreign hospitals was included. Initially, it was found that Thaksin was treating 4 diseases, namely ischemic heart disease. chronic pneumonia high blood pressure And the degenerative spine presses on the nerves, all 4 of which are considered diseases that require specialized medical treatment. Initially, the doctors of the correctional hospital had already been prepared. But if any disease does not have a specialist doctor, it is necessary to refer to a hospital that has a specialist doctor for that disease. which according to the regulations of the Department of Corrections Sending inmates outside for treatment must take into account safety. or escape from imprisonment as well Therefore, the main hospital must be used. The first is police hospital or specialized hospitals under the Ministry of Public Health
After this, you still need to be vigilant for respiratory tract infections. which the prison already has a quarantine room Including surveillance of contagious diseases from abroad because the inmates have traveled to many countries.
Mr. Sith also said that he asked for a royal pardon that Thaksin could file a request from today. By Mr. Thaksin or his relatives can send documents to the prison, and the next step must be to prepare the documents ready. and submitted to the prison for consideration before sending it to the Department of Corrections ministry of justice before proposing to the Prime Minister to sign sent to the Office of the Privy Council to present the matter to His Majesty the King, which takes about 1-2 months, and after that it depends on the royal authority Most of them are slow at the process of collecting the prisoner's documents. There are two types of requests for royal pardons: individual and general. Each story will have a royal decision from time to time.
However, after Thaksin entered the prison found that Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam and Acting Minister of Justice traveled into the Bangkok Special Prison along with a number of documents with the car being switched before entering the prison.
Source: Thai News Agency