No aircon but specialist care for Thaksin, says Police Hospital chief

“Doctors at the prison hospital tried to bring down his blood pressure but failed, so they decided to send him urgently to the Police Hospital in the middle of the night,” Soponrat said.

He added that medical staff at the prison hospital are capable, but Thaksin’s condition required specialist care and advanced medical equipment.

According to a deal made more than three decades ago, the Police Hospital receives inmates who require emergency care.

When Thaksin arrived at the Police Hospital, his systolic blood pressure reading had risen to 170mmHG, so he had to be placed in the ward on the 14th floor immediately, the hospital chief said.

Thaksin was immediately given a saline drip and placed under the care of lungs, heart and Covid-19 specialists.

The former PM is not handcuffed because the law does not require inmates below 16 and above…