I got this e-mail from a former inmate in mok-dong immigration detention center:
I still have SERIOUS health problem because of detention. Its
especially bad, because of detention in detention room, that
absolutely not capable for ~5months.
I lost about 6kg of muscular weight. I can't run at all. I can't go
fast. I have big difficulty to go upstairs. I have problem with
breathing (muscular problem seems to be).
I have SERIOUS problem with my back. I have pain when just sitting on a chair.
(...)
I several times asked to make normal health examination. But
immigration officers pushed hospital to check "life treating symptoms".
On August 12, 2005 I had very serious muscular pain and problems with breathing.
The (guards and) officers ignored my appeals to go to hospital about 30 minutes. At
about 14:00, after 10 minutes of hitting gate by aluminum bowl, the
officers informed me that they will send me to hospital "later". Finally
they put me to the car with 3 (!) officers and 2 guards and arrived to
hospital at ~17:00.
There they did not visit any physician, but put me to emergency.
Emergency did just blood and urine test ("within the limits") and
checked lungs by x-ray. That was all.
They told me that if I have to check other symptoms I have to visit
doctors in working time.
On August 13, 2005, about 9:30 I called the officers again. They
ABSOLUTELLY rejected all my appeals to go to hospital.
I started to hit grates, but there was no reaction at all. Finally I broke
several plastic glasses and started to hit grates directly into the guard |
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