March 19, 201016 yr The following information was given to me today by someone in full position to know what is going on, but prefers to remain anonymous: _____ I have just heard from people that have been to see Kevin Quill in Klong Prem prison in Bangkok that he expects to be repatriated back to England on the 23rd of this month. He was granted repatriation under the prisoner exchange system that is in place between Thailand and the United Kingdom in mid December last year and has been waiting for a date to depart since then. What this means is that he will be deported to London and then taken to a local prison there for assessment. He has had cancer and has a speech box in his throat that may require some attention. They will also assess where and how he will spend the remaining time of the 6 year prison sentence given to him by the Thai judicial system. I believe that under the terms of the prisoner exchange program he and anyone that is released to their home country's prison system must serve the whole of the remaining sentence handed down by a Thai court in their home country after being sent back there. In Mr. Quill’s case he will still have three and a half years remaining of his 6 year sentence. It’s generally understood that he will be sent to an open prison for some time before being released wearing a radio collar for the remainder of his time.
March 20, 201016 yr I wonder if he can reopen his case in an English court and get the sentence thrown out? It seems unfair that what a corrupt court can do, cannot be undone by English law.
March 20, 201016 yr It seems to me that in an exchange that both countries would be bound by the sentence of the other country. Otherwise, why would they do this?
March 20, 201016 yr Author It seems to me that in an exchange that both countries would be bound by the sentence of the other country. That is correct. Part of the agreement is that the full sentence be served. The recipient country can't decide that the Thai court was corrupt. They can't even have a hearing about it. Where would they get witnesses from? However, there is leeway about the manner in which the sentence will be served. It could be prison. It could be work release. It could be many things. My understanding is that each case is handled individually and the agreement has to be acceptable to both countries.
March 29, 201016 yr Author Today I received the following in an Email from the same source as the first post on this thread. The Email was longer than this, but this is the relevant part: _____ "I can now confirm that Kevin Quill was transferred to the Wandsworth prison in England last Wednesday as you previously posted 19th March on your site."
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