Brit tourist's warning as he secretly films cockroach-infested 'hell' inside Thailand prison
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A British tourist has exposed the appalling conditions inside Thai prisons, issuing a stark warning to other travellers. The 29-year-old former soldier was detained in two Thai police cells and a Bangkok deportation centre for 15 days. He managed to smuggle a phone inside a pack of baby wipes, capturing images and footage of the grim reality within. His videos depict inmates crammed into minuscule cells with unsanitary hole-in-the-floor toilets, sleeping on mats so close together they are shoulder to shoulder.
He claims up to 130 men were packed into one cell, allowed out for only an hour each week. The man arrived in Thailand in April with hopes of establishing a business and settling there. However, he was arrested in Pattaya in November and later charged with overstaying his visa. Consequently, he was held in custody for two weeks before being deported on December 5.
Now working in marketing, the man described the conditions as "The conditions were absolutely disgusting. I was so shocked. It was unreal. The deportation centre was the worst. The only way I can describe it is hell.". He continued: "There was no ventilation and 130 of us in the room. We could only go out for an hour a week. At the deportation centre they'd bring in a big pot of food and you'd each get a tray to eat off. The trays were then washed in cold water on the bathroom floor - which was filthy.
