Dear Sirs,
I happened on your site by accident and
read, with much disappointment, the comment
made in your seciton on visiting prisoners
in Bang Kwang.
I am the Second Secretary (Vice Consul)
at the British Embassy and feel that you
need to have some more information about
what we actually do for our prisoners while
they are on Thai soil.
Prisoners in Bangkok receive a visit from
an Embassy official every month, more often
if there is a problem (health etc). For
those in prison in the provinces, we visit
every three months. We provide vitamins
and prescription medicine free of charge
and also pay for medical, dental and optical
treatment for each prisoner, regardless
of their circumstances.
We do shopping on their behalf, run bank
accounts for them at the Embassy, arrange
their transfers to British prisons if they
are eligible, advise on preparing Royal
Pardon Petitions and keep in regular contact
with their families. For some of our priosners,
we are the only visitors they get.
Can you honestly call this no support?!
Also, please note the Embassy telephone
number was changed over a year ago to 02
305 8333.
I would therefore be grateful if you would
arrange for the comments about the Embassy's
lack of support to be removed from your
website.
Yours faithfully
Angela Tokalau (Mrs)
Second Secretary (Vice Consul)
British Embassy Bangkok
Angela.Tokalau@fco.gov.uk
