and that's a death penalty offense,Originally Posted by English Noodles
Should I visit him, he might like that
and that's a death penalty offense,Originally Posted by English Noodles
Should I visit him, he might like that
Leicester dad bids to cut 33 year Thailand drug sentence
Ben Goldby
Aug 30 2009
BOSS TAKES HIS EARLY RELEASE FIGHT TO LORDS
A MIDLAND dad jailed for 33 years for drug possession in Thailand is taking his fight for early release to the House of Lords.
Businessman Steven Willcox, 45, received the harsh sentence after being caught with a small amount of ecstasy and cannabis while working in the Far East.
As part of a treaty agreement he was allowed to return to the UK in 2007 to serve the remainder of his sentence at Rye Hill prison, Warwickshire.
But he will not even be considered for release until 2020 – even though he would have received just 12 months jail for similar drugs offences in Britain.
Willcox, who has never seen his six year-old son, Oak, as a free man, had an appeal for early release under the Human Rights Act turned down by the High Court last month,
But his Thai wife, Lek, and mother Valerie have vowed to continue to petition the British government about his case, which could eventually end up in the European courts.
A family spokeswoman said: “His mother and the rest of his family would like to say that they are fully supportive of Steven.
“They accept Steven has done wrong, but he has been punished for the actual offence he committed.
“They hope that justice will eventually prevail and that Steven’s sentence will be adjusted in line with the offence he actually committed.”
Willcox, from Blaby, Leicestershire, was arrested while working in Koh Samui, Thailand, in 2003.
Carla Riozzi, a lawyer for Leicester-based Moss Solicitors, said: “Steven was a normal guy who was running a real estate business with his partner.
“He got involved with drugs, but only for his personal use. Police searched his property and found small amounts of ecstasy, cannabis and some Class A drugs but there was never any dispute that it wasn’t for his own use.
“Had he been charged in England, he would have been tried and convicted of possession, and would probably have been looking at 12 months in jail and certainly no more than four years, a sentence which is only imposed in the most extreme cases.
“In the UK there would have been no distribution charges. But over there he pleaded guilty to distribution to get a lesser sentence as he was facing the death penalty, and working on the advice of his Thai solicitor.”
Willcox was originally given a life sentence, later reduced to 33 and a half years in view of his guilty plea.
He served four years in a Thai jail, before being transferred back to the UK.
Because he confessed to the crime he cannot appeal against his original conviction. So his lawyers are using the Human Rights Act in a landmark appeal against the length of sentence.
“We went to the High Court to try to get him released under Article 3 of the Human Rights Act,” Ms Riozzi said.
“We’re now waiting for leave to go to the House of Lords to consider our appeal against the High Court decision not to release Steven.
“If necessary we are prepared to go all the way to the European Courts to fight this case.”
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I would no sooner visit a prisoner than stick pencils in my eyeballs.
He was also caught with heroin, which they don't mention but only hint at with weasel words. In Thailand possession of more than 3 grams of gear is possession with intent to supply, big-time prison. I'm not saying I agree with the sentence but I also don't agree with what seems to be a newspaper leaving out the most pertinent facts of a case in order to garner sympathy for the perp.
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The first line is a classic, the first two 'facts' it states are bullshit.Originally Posted by SiLeakHunt
Firstly Klong Prem Prison is sometimes called 'The Bangkok Hilton', the only people who refer to Bangkwang in this way are usaualy smelly backpacker types with dreadlocks.
Secondly, though Bangkwang Prison is certainly referd to as 'The Big Tiger', a name brought about by it's reputation of the prison system there literaly eating humans, the translation of the Bangkwang (บางขวาง) name in to English is certainly not 'Big Tiger', it is simply named after the area it is located, Bangkwang, in the same way as if it had been located in Bang rak it would be called Bang Rak Central Prison, or in Bang Na it would have been called Bang Na Central Prison. Bang (บาง) just means a settlement or village.
I've never read that 'Damage Done' book. Though I have been told it may be a bunch of OTT shite made up to sell a book in the same way 'Bravo Two Zero' was.
Anyway, I visited an inmate at Klong Prem a few times. He was living in the same apartment building as me when he was arrested. His biggest complaint was the boredom, and the shit food. Was always happy to have visitors though.
Originally Posted by Midthis pisses me off., cos next prisoner will have no chance of a transfer cos of this selfish cvnt.Originally Posted by Mid
^ KW has a point. This could hurt others in the future. I don't think LOS officials will look well upon this.
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