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Justin infection signals new cluster
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Testing may extend to court where cellmate of pro-democracy activist attended bail hearing
published : 24 Apr 2021 at 17:42
8 Bangkok Remand Prison could become a new Covid cluster after a case was confirmed on Saturday in a detained pro-democracy protester. (Bangkok Post file photo)
The confirmed case of a detained pro-democracy protester has sparked concerns about a new Covid-19 cluster at Bangkok Remand Prison that may also involve the Criminal Court.
The news first came from Sureerat Chiwarak, the mother of protest co-leader Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak. She said she had been told by a corrections official that Chukiat Sangwong, known as “Justin” for his penchant for the signature style of American singer Justin Timberlake, had Covid.
2 04 2021
Palang Pracharath Party MP Sira Jenjaka has decided that prison is the best place for those charged with violating Article 112.
Earlier in the week, as chairman of the House committee on law, justice process and human rights, Sira “visited the Bangkok Remand Prison … where three of the leaders Arnon Nampa, Jatupat “Pai” Boonpattaraksa and Panupong “Mike” Jadnok are being detained on charges including lese majeste.
Sira made the outrageous claim that these detainees are living the high life and their rights are not infringed: “It’s like living in a five-star hotel,” he said. Such a claim is quite deranged. Bangkok’s prisons are overcrowded, unpredictable, dank and dangerous.