Irrawaddy-July 18
Political prisoners are reportedly being killed by Myanmar’s junta during supposed prison transfers. The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) reported that 37 political prisoners from Daik-U Prison – also known as Kyaiksakaw – in Bago Region have been missing since June 27 after supposed transfers. An unnamed AAPP representative recently talked to The Irrawaddy about these so-called prison transfers. In the latest case, seven prisoners were removed from Daik-U Prison for alleged transfer. The prison authorities informed families that three were shot dead while attempting to escape during the transfers. The other families have heard nothing and the prison refuses to answer questions. Similar cases have been reported at Myingyan and Thayawady prisons. One Myingyan prisoner died during interrogation. The regime claimed that suspects at an interrogation camp in Yangon were killed while trying to escape. It was just an excuse because the regime killed them due to a grudge. There are continuous reports of political prisoners being tortured. At Thayawady, they were shackled for at least two months. The reports of torture have worsened this year. The regime is failing in every field and it takes its anger and frustration out on political prisoners. Prisoners are like meat on the chopping board. The regime can do whatever it wants to do them and we can do nothing to help. It is similar to Nazis killing Jews in gas chambers during World War II. The regime is behaving like the Nazis. We still don’t know about the prisoners that were taken out of Daik-U. Families arriving with food were told that the prisoners had been removed but they didn’t say where they were taken. Prison visits were banned during Covid and they remained banned after regulations were relaxed. The regime is doing whatever it wants to the political prisoners who are cut off from the outside world. Read more at: https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/political-prisoners-in-constant-fear-of-torture-and-murder.html
