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) | 据泰国官员称，为了防止监狱中的囚犯在2002年世界杯足球赛期间，利用看管人员疏忽之机进行越狱，泰国政府为此决定将允许囚犯们通过电视转播观看球赛，以打消他们越狱的念头。 泰国政府甚至做出决定，允许囚犯们拥有自己的收音机和磁带录音机，以便他们收听世界杯战况。 泰国监狱部的部长西瓦·森马尼告诉记者说："这些娱乐活动可以吸引犯人的注意力，防止他们趁监狱工作人员不足，犯人过多的混乱之机进行越狱了。" "囚犯们可以在傍晚的时候收看比赛录像，因为如果播放现场直播会刺激犯人们进行赌博。" 法国队将于2002年5月31日汉城举行的世界杯开场赛上亮相，世界杯的最后一场决赛将于6月30日在日本的横滨举行。 泰国全国共有137座监狱，其中很多座监狱关押的犯人人数都达到了其承受能力的三倍。今年泰国发生了几次越狱，造成了数名犯人的伤亡。 (中国日报网站译) |
Updated: 2001-12-19 01:00
