The first question he asked in his new prison comes to light

Daniel Sanchosentenced this week to life imprisonment for the murder premeditated by the Colombian surgeon Edwin Arrietain August last year, is already in Surat Thani prison, his new penitentiary center in ThailandBefore the move he received a visit from his father, the actor Rodolfo Sancho.

The judge, who despite all his crimes decided not to sentence him to death, rejected the request made by the Spanish chef to stay in Samui. Hours later, he was taken away in a armored van to the prison located in a quiet area in the south of the Asian country.

According to one of the Surat Thani employees, Sancho is serving his period of quarantine “between 6 and 10 days” by the covida common routine, still in force in Thailand, during which visits are normally only permitted from lawyers, but not from family members.

On the other hand, a security guard warned of the communication problems which foreign prisoners frequently encounter due to the predominance of Thai among the staff at the centre.

In addition, the worker revealed the first question that the Madrid native asked as soon as he arrived at the facilities. Sancho would have asked if “someone spoke English” and then ask for an interpreter.

Once the aforementioned quarantine is completed, the prison employee told the EFE agency that “It will be decided in which area it will be installed “There are few foreigners and most are Burmese and Cambodian.” However, he pointed out that they also have prisoners from other European countries.

According to some reports from human rights organisations, Surat Thani prison is suffering from “overcrowding”. Figures from the Corrections Department indicate that it is about ten times more crowded than Samui prison, with 4,730 male and 626 female prisoners.

He long term goal of Daniel Sancho and his lawyers, who already announced that they were going to appeal as soon as the sentence was known, is that it could be brought to Spain. An option that could become a reality, although it will take a few years.