Bangkok, 22 Oct – Corrections Department reveals that relatives of the 3 female bosses visited on the first day. ‘Boss Min ‘ is starting to adjust. She denies the news that ‘Boss Kant ‘ saw a doctor in the middle of the night and could not eat braised eggs. All fake news.

Today is the first day that visiting is open for the suspects in the ICON Group case, especially the female suspects who were separated and detained in the Central Women’s Correctional Institution because on the male side, “Boss Paul” came in later, causing an additional day of quarantine. Visiting is not yet open. There are news reports that Boss Min’s relatives also came to visit today, but no one saw them. Meanwhile, the acting director of the Central Women’s Correctional Institution revealed that today 3 relatives contacted to visit the prisoners, but he asked not to say who they were.

At the front of the Central Women’s Correctional Institution at approximately 9:00 a.m., relatives of other inmates told reporters that they found the m
other and boyfriend of “Boss Min-Pitchaya” waiting to visit at 10:00 a.m. Later, at 9:40 a.m., reporters noticed a woman who looked like a relative of Ms. Natthapasorn or Boss Suay, the same person who had come to the Central Investigation Bureau on the day Boss Suay was arrested for questioning, walking out of the Central Women’s Correctional Institution. This woman wore a mask to cover her face and walked out in a group of 4-5 people. However, when reporters went to ask if they had come to visit Boss Suay, the whole group did not answer the question, avoided eye contact, and quickly walked away.

The news team called to ask Mr. Chuchart Kanpai, Boss Min’s lawyer, but the lawyer did not answer the phone. The reporters then called Mr. Thanabode Sesathanon, Boss Suay’s lawyer, who revealed that he personally had not talked to Boss Suay’s relatives about whether or not there would be a visit today because he personally had not visited Boss Suay today. However, he was informed that the office of Mr. Witoon Kaeng
ngan, Boss Paul’s lawyer, had sent a team to visit.

Ms. Kanokwan Jiwchueaphan, Director of the Corrections Division, Acting Director of the Central Women’s Correctional Institution and Deputy Spokesperson of the Department of Corrections, revealed that after the 5-day quarantine period, all inmates will be moved to the pretrial cell. The health of the female inmates in this case is not a cause for concern. Only a few of them had to see a doctor with minor symptoms, such as dry eyes and fever.

As for Bossmin, there were no special requests. He was able to adjust better in terms of stress, but not completely back to normal because it takes time to adjust to being here. During this time, lawyers can visit every day without any time limit. Relatives can visit once a day for 15-20 minutes or book online via video conference once a month. Today, there were 3 relatives who contacted to visit the prisoner. We will not disclose who they are because it would affect the prisoner’s rights. The people who contacted to v
isit are close friends.

For the care of the accused during the trial, Ms. Kanokwan revealed that it will be completely different from the care of prisoners. In terms of physical conditions, there will be segregation, no mixing, and female prisoners during the trial can have long hair, but it must be tied neatly. Or if it is hot and they want to cut their hair, they can do so as well. In addition, they have the right to see a lawyer to prepare to fight the case to the fullest. Over the past 5 days, no relevant government agencies have contacted the accused in this case to question them.

As for male inmates, from the coordination with the Bangkok Special Prison, it is known that those who are sick, such as Boss Win, who has leukemia, will receive continuous examination and treatment from doctors. As for whether or not they will have to be transferred to the prison hospital, at this time, we cannot answer. It depends on the doctor’s discretion. As for all the male Bosses, because Boss Paul came in later, they
all have to be quarantined for an additional day. According to the schedule, they will be able to visit tomorrow, but since tomorrow is a public holiday, they will not be able to visit yet. The first day of visitation will be on October 24.

While Mr. Pramote Thongsri, a specialist in penology, acting as the commander of the Bangkok Special Prison, denied the news that Mr. Kant Kantathawon or “Boss Kant” was in a worrying condition and had to see a doctor in the middle of the night, confirming that it was not true. Mr. Kant’s health was not a concern, he was in the process of adjusting, and he did not see a doctor in the middle of the night as rumored. As for the previous news that Mr. Kant could not eat food in prison, and could only eat one bite of a braised egg and spit it out, that was also not true. -420- Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agencyl