In a bid to deter jailbreaks during the 2002 World Cup, Thai prisons will allow inmates to watch the matches on television, officials said. Thailand has also decided to let prisoners own personal radios and audio tape players. ``These recreational activities will stop prisoners from thinking of breaking out from our understaffed and overcrowded jails,'' Siva Saengmanee, head of Thailand's Department of Corrections, told reporters. ``They will be allowed to watch recorded games in the early evening because live telecasts would stir gambling.'' France will play the opening match of the World Cup finals on May 31 in Seoul and the final will take place on June 30 at Yokohama in Japan. Thailand has 137 prisons nationwide, many of which are filled to three times their intended capacity. The country has seen several jailbreaks this year in which inmates have been killed. (Agencies) | 據泰國官員稱，為了防止監獄中的囚犯在2002年世界杯足球賽期間，利用看管人員疏忽之機進行越獄，泰國政府為此決定將允許囚犯們通過電視轉播觀看球賽，以打消他們越獄的念頭。 泰國政府甚至做出決定，允許囚犯們擁有自己的收音機和磁帶錄音機，以便他們收聽世界杯戰況。 泰國監獄部的部長西瓦·森馬尼告訴記者說："這些娛樂活動可以吸引犯人的注意力，防止他們趁監獄工作人員不足，犯人過多的混亂之機進行越獄了。" "囚犯們可以在傍晚的時候收看比賽錄像，因為如果播放現場直播會刺激犯人們進行賭博。" 法國隊將于2002年5月31日漢城舉行的世界杯開場賽上亮相，世界杯的最后一場決賽將于6月30日在日本的橫濱舉行。 泰國全國共有137座監獄，其中很多座監獄關押的犯人人數都達到了其承受能力的三倍。今年泰國發生了幾次越獄，造成了數名犯人的傷亡。 (中國日報網站譯) |
Updated: 2001-12-19 01:00
