BANGKOK, Aug. 21 – Correctional personnel are ready to detain "Thaksin" to the Bangkok Special Prison by court order, pointing out that sick prisoners are subject to medical discretion. If necessary, send corrections to the Royal Correctional Hospital before submitting to the Police Hospital. As for the right to ask for a royal pardon Available immediately from the first day of entering the prison.
Sitthi Suteewong, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Corrections Revealed to the Thai news agency. that the Ministry of Justice has now ordered the appointment of a working group to prepare to accept Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra into prison By assigning Mr. Sahakarn Petnarin, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice be the head of the pack Coordinate with the police In which the Department of Corrections has procedures for accepting convicted persons according to court orders, in the case of Thaksin as well, the process begins with the police taking them to the court to confirm their identity as the actual convicted person. Correctional officers were then detained by court order. and brought the detainee to the prison For Thaksin, it is a Bangkok Special Prison. according to the procedure Then register the history, check the health and enter the process of quarantine to prevent COVID for 10 days, the first 5 days are prohibited from visiting, the next 5 days can be visited via Line. is in accordance with general standards
As for the case of sickness according to regulations If the prisoner is sick There will be a doctor from the Department of Corrections to check first. If the symptoms must be sent to the hospital, they will send the correctional institution to the correctional hospital, but if the doctor agrees that he is seriously ill and needs to be referred, he will be sent to the police hospital. This health process It depends on the diagnosis and discretion of the doctor.
Regarding the question of the right to request Mr. Thaksin's royal pardon The deputy director general of the Department of Corrections said Mr Thaksin could apply from the first day he was admitted to prison. But because there is a documentary process and steps to accept The first day may not be ready to take action. But if the prison receives a request for royal pardon from Thaksin will send the matter to the committee of the Department of Corrections and forwarded to the Ministry of Justice before presenting the matter to the Prime Minister consider step by step.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency