From my archive of press clippings:
Associated Press
Arrest of US hikers mars Iraqi Kurd tourism boom
By YAHYA BARZANJI and ERIC TALMADGE (AP) – 1 day ago
SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — In Iraq's Kurdish region where three American hikers fell into Iranian custody, the attractions for intrepid hikers and travelers are many. Visitors shop for crystal glasses and enjoy long walks in lush mountain resorts renowned for their pistachio groves.
Safety is a big selling point — tourism promoters boast not a single foreigner has been killed or kidnapped since 2003.
Read the whole article here.
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
PADN - Caught in Singapore legal web. Palo Alto man faces possible prison term.
From my archive of press clippings:
Palo Alto Daily News
Caught in Singapore legal web. Palo Alto man faces possible prison term.
Palo Alto man faces possible prison term
Sunday Jun 1
By Sarah Frier / Daily News Correspondent
One week in April, Palo Alto native Chong Kee Tom had to share a 9-foot-by-6-foot cell with a man on death row in the notorious Queenstown Remand Prison in Singapore. Tom said he bathed out of a squat toilet in the corner of the cell and woke to the sounds of cane beatings. "It was the most horrifying experience of my life."
His alleged crime was criminal intimidation - sending a threatening text message to his wife's lover. While out on bail awaiting trial, Tom is desperately seeking help to avoid a conviction and a seven-year prison term.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"He said he's constantly contacting Singapore's Ministry of Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the police and the U.S. Embassy in Singapore. And everyday, he sends e-mails to his friends and his wife's friends, giving updates and asking for help. Tom said he feels he was unlawfully treated because he didn't get a trial before spending a week in jail and his passport was confiscated by the Singapore government.
Unfortunately for Tom, his legal rights are different in Singapore than in Palo Alto. "When you are in a foreign country you are subject to their laws," said Edgar Vasquez, a U.S. State Department spokesman.
"We do whatever we can to assist, but ultimately they're under the jurisdiction of the country they're detained in." For privacy reasons, the U.S. Embassy in Singapore says it does not comment on matters concerning individual Americans in foreign countries."
Palo Alto Daily News
Caught in Singapore legal web. Palo Alto man faces possible prison term.
Palo Alto man faces possible prison term
Sunday Jun 1
By Sarah Frier / Daily News Correspondent
One week in April, Palo Alto native Chong Kee Tom had to share a 9-foot-by-6-foot cell with a man on death row in the notorious Queenstown Remand Prison in Singapore. Tom said he bathed out of a squat toilet in the corner of the cell and woke to the sounds of cane beatings. "It was the most horrifying experience of my life."
His alleged crime was criminal intimidation - sending a threatening text message to his wife's lover. While out on bail awaiting trial, Tom is desperately seeking help to avoid a conviction and a seven-year prison term.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"He said he's constantly contacting Singapore's Ministry of Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the police and the U.S. Embassy in Singapore. And everyday, he sends e-mails to his friends and his wife's friends, giving updates and asking for help. Tom said he feels he was unlawfully treated because he didn't get a trial before spending a week in jail and his passport was confiscated by the Singapore government.
Unfortunately for Tom, his legal rights are different in Singapore than in Palo Alto. "When you are in a foreign country you are subject to their laws," said Edgar Vasquez, a U.S. State Department spokesman.
"We do whatever we can to assist, but ultimately they're under the jurisdiction of the country they're detained in." For privacy reasons, the U.S. Embassy in Singapore says it does not comment on matters concerning individual Americans in foreign countries."
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