| HUMAN RIGHTS FOR EACH PERSON REGARDLESS OF AGE, RACE, RELIGION OR POLITICS |
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Dodi Muhyadin Tukal [Tanzania]
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CASE INFORMATION
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NAME:
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My name is Dodi Muhyadin Tukal and I am from Tanzania.
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AGE:
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I was born on 6 Jan 1978.
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ORIGIN:
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Tanzania
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ARRESTED:
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22 March 2002
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PRISON LOCATION:
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Bangkwang Central Prison
117 Nonthanburi Road
Nonthanburi 11000, Thailand
More on Bangkwang Prison - Click Here
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SENTENCE:
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I currently serving a 32 year sentence and 11 months in the notorious Bangkok Hilton for drug offences, which is 150 grams of heroin. I originally was sentenced to 37 years and 6 months but got a reduction after the 2006 general amnesty.
I have been here for over six years. I was arrested that the airport in Bangkok. I am not innocent in the crime I have been implicated with , and I'm not proud of my actions either. I am fully aware of the consequences of my crime and I deeply regret everything that I have done to both myself, to my family, friends, my country; and I profoundly apologize for the inconvenience that my actions have caused the Thai Authorities. I know that the punishment given to me is justified, but the matter of the length of sentence is difficult for me to accept. In Thailand the sentences are so very long and hard to endure and especially when there is no one to help from the outside.
Many people have probably read books about this prison that were written by prisoners, or their family members. It really is a terrible place that even I cannot imagine being real and I am trapped here. TB and Aids are the main causes of death here but the conditions are such that even a mild illness can quickly turn fatal.
I have seen many sad things during my years in this prison and much of it has changed me. I am no longer too proud to beg for help and forgiveness now because I know that if I do not become a new man, that I will be trapped in here till the day I die. Even if I never leave here, I promise you that I will continue to better myself so that when my time comes, I will at least leave this world with some dignity.
I wish that I could have my life again and so many things I would want to be different. Thank you for taking the time to listen. I pray that someone will write to me and help me endure the hardships ahead of me.
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VISITING DAYS:
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If you are coming to Thailand and want to visit me please write to me in advance so I can arrange it. Or you can come to the prison and ask the guards to help you visit me. Visiting days are only on Tuesday and Thursday between 9:30am and 11:30am and in the afternoon between 1:30pm and 2:30pm
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LETTER WRITING:
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I really would love to get letters and I will do my very best to reply. The cost of stamps is a luxury to people like me but sometimes I am able to get help from the other foreigners if I work hard. So please if you have time, please write to me. Please write to me if you have free time.
Dodi Muhyadin Tukal
Bangkwang Central Prison
Building # 6
117 Nonthanburi Road
Nonthanburi 11000, Thailand
You can email me: bangkwang_bkprison@hotmail.com
Make sure you include my name and building number: Example: Bangkwang Prison Dan 6 - Dodi Muhyadin Tukal. The Thai prison guards will print out and deliver to me. Only write 15 lines at a time because this is the rule. Be respectful to the authorities at all times.
** Please let Dodi know that you were made aware of his plight through this campaign page.
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EMBASSY CONTACT:
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Tanzania Honorary Consulate , Thailand
S.L.D. Condominium,
3rdFL., 501 Saladaeng 1,
Rama IV Road
Bangkok10500
Thailand
Phone:+66-2-2358282
+66-2-2358283
Fax: +66-2-2361977
Link to Embassy Website
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