Probe sought into Stark exec's treatment

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called for a formal investigation into claims that a former executive of Stark Corporation received preferential medical treatment while in custody, raising concerns of unequal treatment among inmates.

- POST REPORTERS

NHRC commissioner Wasan Paileeklee yesterday said the complaint, filed in August last year, made the allegation in relation to a fraud case involving the company.

The complainants claimed the Bangkok Remand Prison transferred the executive to the Department of Corrections Hospital, citing his “vulnerable patient” status due to heart issues and a history of depression.

After doctors at the hospital discovered a testicular mass, he was sent to the Police General Hospital (PGH), where he stayed in a private ward for nearly 30 days before being returned to the Department of Corrections Hospital for continued care.