Family and relatives of ‘Boss Chai’ in the Icon case visited for the first day after completing the quarantine period. The deputy spokesman of the Corrections Department revealed that everyone has started to adjust well, is less stressed, and no one has gotten sick yet.

At 10:30 a.m. on October 24, in front of the Bangkok Special Prison on Ngam Wong Wan Road, Lat Yao Subdistrict, Chatuchak District, Bangkok, Mr. Witoon Kaengngan, the lawyer for Mr. Woraratpol Woratworakul or Boss Paul, revealed that this morning, he had traveled to the Bangkok Special Prison to bring documents to file a complaint about the case in which an employee of The Icon Group was invited by the police to give a statement and had his mobile phone seized, including the case of a female complainant who demanded money and had Mr. Woraratpol sign a power of attorney, and he had already left the prison.

Lawyer Witoon also said that he had been informed that Boss Paul’s secretary and sister would come to visit at 10:10 a.m. As for the othe
r male bosses, he did not know, but their lawyers might come. As

for the atmosphere in the visiting room, it was found that there were a total of 7 visiting rooms, with 4 chairs per room and seats one arm’s length apart. The conversation between relatives and prisoners was separated by bars, and a telephone similar to the old landlines was used to communicate with each other. Including wearing a mask at all times. In addition, everyone who visits relatives at the prison must register at the screening point in front of the prison to check and register the visit. The person must be one of the 10 names that the prisoner has reported. Once the documents are checked, they will receive a queue number that indicates the visiting time and the device number to be used for the visit. Relatives visits are limited to 20 minutes per person. The

far right room next to the visiting room is the LINE family visiting room. Opposite the visiting room at the prison is a prisoner welfare shop that sells food and supplies. Furth
er inside is the prisoner deposit room. Opposite the prisoner deposit room are the lawyer and interpreter rooms. There are 3 rooms in total. Before visiting relatives in the room, everyone must put their communication devices in a locker.

As for today’s menu at the Bangkok Special Prison (October 24), breakfast is chicken soup with vegetables and steamed rice. Lunch is chicken and vegetable vermicelli soup. Dinner is spicy fish curry, pork with vegetables, turmeric fried fish, and steamed rice.

Ms. Kanokwan Jiwchueaphan The director of the Corrections Department, acting director of the Central Women’s Correctional Institution, as deputy spokesperson of the Department of Corrections, revealed that the latest symptoms of the male and female bosses, whether it is physical health, mental health, adjustment, or eating, everyone has begun to adjust, is less stressed, and up until now, no one has been sick. Today is the first day of visiting relatives for the male bosses after completing the COVID-19 quarantine pe
riod. Therefore, all of them will be moved to the prisoner holding area during the trial, 2-3 people per room, but the cell number will not be disclosed for safety reasons. Meanwhile, the female bosses who completed the COVID-19 quarantine since October 22 have already been moved to the prison holding area during the trial. He cannot disclose the information on visiting relatives of the male and female bosses because the prisoners do not allow it to be disclosed to the public.

Later, at 10:50 a.m., Paul’s relatives left the prison after the visit was completed, without anyone being interviewed, before driving away immediately.

Source: Thai News Agency