UK Prisoner dies in Laos prison


14 May 2008

UK Citizen Michael Newman was found dead in his prison cell this
morning where he was detained in the squalid conditions of Phonthong
Prison, Laos. He had been desperately ill for over a week and was
refused medical treatment.

Foreign Prisoner Support Service [FPSS] have been requesting for some
for the UK Government to urgently negotiate a prisoner transfer
agreement that would allow its citizens detained in Laos, Vietnam and
other asian countries, to be repatriated to correctional facilities in
the UK. FPSS has issued numerous warnings to the UK Government about
the fatal conditions inside Phonthong Prison Laos where foreigners and
political prisoners are systematically tortured and ill-treated.

Michael Newman died needlessly.

Fellow UK prisoner, John Watson, remains in Phonthong prison on a life
sentence for drug related offences. John met with his Embassy today
after the removal of Newman's body from the prison. He was clearly
distraught and begged the Embassy to assist him in his plea to be
repatriated to the UK. There is no medical facility in the prison
should anyone fall ill. Prisoners who complain of sickness are often
ignored due to a lack of medical resources and lack of skilled medical
staff.

FPSS urge the UK Government to seek the repatriation of John Watson
immediately before his life too expires. John has been reporting
illness for several months now and is extremely depressed.


Michael Newman [UK]
http://www.usp.com.au/fpss/case-michael-newman.html

John Watson [UK]
http://www.usp.com.au/fpss/case-john_watson.html

Phonthong Prison
http://www.usp.com.au/fpss/prison-phonthong.html
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