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| g0lden_wind0w |
Posted
on 12-Aug-03 10:10 AM
Number of Nepali prisoners in Thai Hiltons crosses 50
KOL Report
KATHMANDU, Aug 12 - The five-men team of the Committee for Prison Transfer Exchange (CfPTE), spearheaded by American national Ben Park, has reported cases of Nepalese nationals languishing in four Thai prisons, and being subjected to tortures and abuses.
The prisons the team visited are Bangwang Prison, Klong Prem Prison, Womens Central Prison and Bambhat Prison.
Yet another finding of the team is that the number of prisoners, which numbered 37 until May 13, has shot up by another 15 inmates.
"In fact, the number is much more but we could not ascertain it," Raju Gurung, who is a member of the five-man team, told Kantipur Online rather belatedly. The visit had taken place through May 25-30.
"The high point of the visit was that we had taken the mother of Robin Gurung who is serving a life sentence," said Raju Gurung who had traveled with the fact-finding team to Bangkok. "She was relieved to see her son."
He also reported of inmates complaining about food and the total indifference demonstrated by the Nepalese embassy officials in Bangkok "who do not care to check the status of the jailed nationals while personnel of the embassies of other nations do so."
"The worst part is that the prison police barge in and start beating us, calling us You Nepalese Communist bastards," Raju Gurung of CfPTE attributed to Chandra Gurung as saying. The inmates are also hit on the ears, which are having adverse effects on their hearing capacity. Many of them are also suffering from tuberculosis.
CfPTE and other organisations working in the area of penal reforms have been lobbying for the signing of the Prisoner Exchange Treaty between Thailand and Nepal, which is vital for the exchange of prisoners detained in each others prisons.
Nostalgically, Chandra Kumar Rai, detained with 30 other Nepalese nationals in Klong Prem Prison, appears to be a closet artiste since he has created portraits of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal. (snn)
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| bhenda2 |
Posted
on 12-Aug-03 11:19 AM
abu drugs bokera Thailand gey pachi ke huncha ta???
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| Himalayas |
Posted
on 12-Aug-03 12:53 PM
I can understand what you are trying to say but in reality they (who are in prison) are the culprits, they knew the rules... why they have to take law in their hands?
Yes, feel sorry for them but they are responsible for their acts. As being Nepali do I have to protest against the Thai government because my fellow Drug dealers are in prison and suffering?
They knew everything about it and now facing the consciousness.
If prison shoud be like home then why not do something that make room for us in prison too? why to work 5-6 days a week? just a question..
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| Arnico |
Posted
on 12-Aug-03 01:29 PM
Golden_window.
Quit being so ridiculous. If drug smugglers end up in jail that is no reason to boycott an airline or any other product from that country.
I will continue to fly Thai Airways and purchase from Thai companies as long as they provide high quality products at competitve prices. In fact I am a VERY LOYAL Thai Airways customer, and intend to remain so.
If the trial of some drug traders is not fair, if they are not treated properly, then that is the responsibility of the Nepali embassy and the Nepali foreign ministry. Why do I not see you calling for a boycott of the Nepali embassy in Bangkok??? (Which by the way was able to issue me a new passport within 20 minutes, on a walk-in basis... no district admin office in Nepal can match that kind of service).
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| boston_dude |
Posted
on 12-Aug-03 02:20 PM
g0lden_wind0w,
Sorry, but I love Thailand. I also prefer to fly Thai over almost any other airline. If you want people like me to boycott Thai products, you will have to come up with a much better reason.
B_D.
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| dogz |
Posted
on 12-Aug-03 03:41 PM
Abuii ke bhaneko, Bhenda2 ra Himalaya ley, they were just tryin to import some foreign currencies in Nepal. Isn't it nice of them, they were worried about our Nepali folks that they might get caught into drug habits so they thought it would be nice idea to take all them drugs out. Meanwhile do little favor to Nepal's economy too.
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| g0lden_wind0w |
Posted
on 12-Aug-03 03:51 PM
Folks, I am here not trying to defend or support criminals, who have done terrible harm to any society. I only expect all governing institutions shall act in very civic manner not barbaric way that Taliban did in Afganistan. As we all know, in a society governed by the rule of law, enforcing which laws would be enough to rule the society. No need extra abuse.
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