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Pakistan seeks extradition of 29 prisoners

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Pakistan has sought the extradition of 29 prisoners from Thailand, citing problems over living conditions and health, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin said.

Mr Somsak said the request was conveyed to him by Pakistani ambassador to Thailand Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, who called on him at the Justice Ministry on Monday.

Mr Asim said he consulted Mr Somsak about the request for 29 Pakistani prisoners being detained in Thai prisons to be extradited to continue their prison terms in their home country.

He said that since 2014 the prisoners had encountered problems about their living conditions and health. Some of them were required to see a doctor two times a week.

Although the Corrections Department had taken care of the health of inmates to required standards, the human rights commission…

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