On May 8, a demonstration and protest took place at Paan Don Guree Prison in Kayin State, Myanmar, and military and police security forces quelled the crackdown in a short period of time. During the riots, 4 inmates were beaten to the point of serious injury and 17 were placed in confinement.
According to insiders, on the 8th, the prison was transferring 66 political prisoners in custody, of which 50 were men and 16 were women. The prisoners on the prison cart sang in unison, and other prisoners in the prison also expressed their dissatisfaction by beating pots and bowls. After the riots, the military and police security forces and the prison were quieted down for a short time.
At present, normal work has been resumed in the prison, 4 injured people have been sent to hospital and 17 inmates have been detained. With regard to the transfer of political prisoners, the head of Myanmar's prison administration said that the transfer of prisoners was for the purpose of relieving the prison load and for no other reason.
Nearly 200 inmates inside and outside the state are being held in and around the prison, and on April 27, one political inmate was beaten by other inmates, which triggered riots. For a long time, there have been reports of political prisoners being beaten and tortured by guards in many prisons.
Wu Tuji, a former political prisoners leadership committee, said that through the news heard, the current head of Pa'an Prison is ruthless and often uses force against prisoners. In addition, the prison side also gave the right to kill and rob prisoners, beating political prisoners and student union leaders.
