kittycat1

Hi all,

Suddenly realized I wouldn't have a clue what to do if I was arrested/thrown in prison, I'm guessing you don't get one free call, does anyone know what you should do if this were to happen ( touch wood it never does!). Does your company come to help or are you left to rot? Is it worth getting to know someone at the British embassy?? If it leads to getting deported do you get time to go and pack?

Kittycat
x

daddybearsurfer

Get yourself a second passport - at the embassy say that you are travelling to the forbidden country (the one you can't get a dialtone for ) and you can't get that countries stamp in your old one. Also keep your embassy on speed dial. Finally pray that you have friends in high places.

Enjoy!

rowell

Our HR said when I arrived, if ever you are in any trouble then you ring me and no one else! So I guess you pick a good friend and tell them you are on your way to the police station.

Roadking

...and don't forget to post on here so we can all live the experience with you.

Photos of the showers incidents would be cool too...

So, what you going in for???

Bahtatboy

Wearing erotic face gear in the mall

Oyibopeppeh

I've done 10 days jail in Nigeria, 1 day each in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. Believe me, it's who you know, not what you know that counts.

MacScot

...practising superstition, perhaps

The Dean

If you need help from your nearest British Embassy, you should visit this website:

www.morechanceofgettingablowjoboffthepope.com

kittycat1

well I was thinking about sex on the beach, but alas noone to have sex with so I'm safe for now!

But seriously a colleague has been thrown in prison and I realsied I wouldn't have a clue who I'd have to sleep with to get out....

Millhouse

what did they do?

Meow

Depends on numerous things. Are they in prison or a detention centre? What have they been charged with? A local or international offence?

All the British Embassy do is check that someone is OK and arrange for visitors. Frankly they are useless at anything else. Depending on the offence they need a lawyer or a friend can visit the Office of Public Prosecutions as the chaps their are quite helpful. If your collegaue is released (after paying bail) then they'lll expect someone else's pasport as surety, as well as keeping his.

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kittycat1

It's not really appropriate for me to say on here, not a british citizen though, looks as though she will get deported, feel soo sorry for the girl. reminds you how little rights you have here though!

lionheart

Yours truly received a 2 week prison sentence in a certain East African country several years ago for failing to bow to the magistrate when attending a court case (as a witness). Not the most pleasant experience. Sixty to a cell...

Millhouse

Did you get raped?

Oyibopeppeh

Mine in Nigeria was due to some vague "irregularities" in my "comings and goings" dating back at least 3 years earlier. I was arrested on entry at Lagos, sent off to Abuja and spent my nights in the DC with all the visa touts, 419's and Niger detaninees. Fortunately all I spent my nights with were the mozzies. Being married to a Nigerian saved me a bunch of stress.