Phuket is DANGEROUS for tourists

A BRITISH man is facing a two-year sentence in a hellish Thai prison
for being ‘rude’ to an official.


Voice reader Simon Burrowes, from Wembley, north London, was ending a
holiday with a friend when Thai authorities in Phuket airport detained
him on January 31, preventing him from returning to the UK.
Immigration officials suspected Burrowes’ passport was a forgery.
Speaking to The Voice via phone from Thailand, Burrowes said: “A woman
at immigration was looking at my passport and then handed it to the
man behind her. I was ushered to sit down whilst he took out a
magnifying glass and proceeded to check my passport for half an hour,”
he explained.

He was told that he was not getting on the plane and was taken to a
detention centre, whilst his friend Matthew was able to fly back to
the UK. Burrowes said: “I’m a black man so I’m used to getting hassle
at airports, but I was shocked by this.” For three weeks, the 44-year
old was held with 126 men in a cramped prison cell.

“Thai prisons are notorious for being some of the worst. There is no
privacy. You go to the toilet in the open and there is no toilet
paper. There were guys in there that had scabies and were next to me,”
said Burrowes.

He contacted the British Consulate, who confirmed his passport was
genuine. However, the disgruntled Brit claims that the Consulate
should have done more, saying that they took long to react to his
case.

“I was disgusted and beside myself. People talk of them [the British
Consulate] like they are the cavalry. If you have issues abroad they
come charging to help. But they didn’t really help me,” he fumed.
Burrowes was later charged with ‘rude and aggressive behaviour’
towards an immigration officer, a claim he denies, and was released on
£2,000 bail. He must remain in Thailand until his trial begins on
April 26, and his lawyer has warned he could face a two-year jail
sentence.

“I have to find some way to sustain myself financially while I am
here. I went to Thailand to enjoy the land, learn the culture and
spend some money. It’s turned into a nightmare,” he said. Burrowes is
hoping that he will soon be able to fly back to the UK.

“If they find me guilty, who knows what will happen. I met people in
prison who are doing five years for having two spliffs on them. It’s
very difficult to hold yourself up in a Thai prison. I feel very
bitter about what has happened,” he said. A spokesman for the Foreign
and Commonwealth Office in London told The Voice they are
looking into the case.

this is what can happen to an innocent man in Thailand, scary story

On Tue, 3 Mar 2009 11:44:58 -0800 (PST), in this message
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Phuket is DANGEROUS for tourists:
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this is what can happen to an innocent man in Thailand, scary story

well, "british laws posit a britisher is innocent till proved guilty".
many countries have no time for this nonsense
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there is more that meets the eye here;-))






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you know White Brits are Racists .



n Mar 3, 2:40 pm, wrote:
A BRITISH man is facing a two-year sentence in a hellish Thai prison
for being ‘rude’ to an official.

Voice reader Simon Burrowes, from Wembley, north London, was ending a
holiday with a friend when Thai authorities in Phuket airport detained
him on January 31, preventing him from returning to the UK.
Immigration officials suspected Burrowes’ passport was a forgery.
Speaking to The Voice via phone from Thailand, Burrowes said: “A woman
at immigration was looking at my passport and then handed it to the
man behind her. I was ushered to sit down whilst he took out a
magnifying glass and proceeded to check my passport for half an hour,”
he explained.

He was told that he was not getting on the plane and was taken to a
detention centre, whilst his friend Matthew was able to fly back to
the UK. Burrowes said: “I’m a black man so I’m used to getting hassle
at airports, but I was shocked by this.” For three weeks, the 44-year
old was held with 126 men in a cramped prison cell.

“Thai prisons are notorious for being some of the worst. There is no
privacy. You go to the toilet in the open and there is no toilet
paper. There were guys in there that had scabies and were next to me,”
said Burrowes.

He contacted the British Consulate, who confirmed his passport was
genuine. However, the disgruntled Brit claims that the Consulate
should have done more, saying that they took long to react to his
case.

“I was disgusted and beside myself. People talk of them [the British
Consulate] like they are the cavalry. If you have issues abroad they
come charging to help. But they didn’t really help me,” he fumed.
Burrowes was later charged with ‘rude and aggressive behaviour’
towards an immigration officer, a claim he denies, and was released on
£2,000 bail. He must remain in Thailand until his trial begins on
April 26, and his lawyer has warned he could face a two-year jail
sentence.

“I have to find some way to sustain myself financially while I am
here. I went to Thailand to enjoy the land, learn the culture and
spend some money. It’s turned into a nightmare,” he said. Burrowes is
hoping that he will soon be able to fly back to the UK.

“If they find me guilty, who knows what will happen. I met people in
prison who are doing five years for having two spliffs on them. It’s
very difficult to hold yourself up in a Thai prison. I feel very
bitter about what has happened,” he said. A spokesman for the Foreign
and Commonwealth Office in London told The Voice they are
looking into the case.