Original sentence: Even in Brazil I was a prisoner of my own making.I hope Mr Straw decides to allow me to do that
Edited sentence: All I did was to steal an obscene amount of money and bash a defenceless man over the head with an iron bar - hardly the crime of the century.But I hope Mr Straw is gullible enough to allow me to do that.Conning people is really hard you know.Even in Brazil I was a prisoner of my own making - even with all that money.Of course, I'm going to say nothing about the fact that had I not escaped from jail and lived a life of luxury in defiance of the British legal system then I would be a free man now - but then I've never believed in accepting the consequences of my actions.So sorry that I chose to break out of prison instead of serving my time