An escaped Belgian prisoner taunted his former jailers by returning his prison badge with a cheery holiday message, purportedly from Thailand.
Oualid Sekkaki had sent a postcard bearing the message "Greetings from Thailand", a source speaking on condition of anonymity said on Wednesday, confirming local reports.
"Yesterday the local jail authorities received a letter from Mr Sekkaki," prison service spokeswoman Kathleen Van De Vijver said, without confirming the origin or content of the letter.
"There was a message for management and his badge."