September 23, 2013
Buthidaung, Arakan- At around 11PM on
20th September 2013, a
Rohingya prisoner passed away in Buthidaung prison due to the tortures by the
jail authority and consequent diseases.
“At around 11 PM on
20th September 2013,
Yunoos S/o Kuilla Meah (Age 65) passed away in Buthidaung prison. He was one of
the victims of the arbitrary mass-arrests by the joint forces of Military,
Police, Hlun Htein (Security Force) and NaSaKa (the disbanded border security
force) in the village of Nurullah of Baggona village tract, Southern Maung Daw,
on 6th July 2012.
He was inhumanely
tortured by the jail authority to make him say that he had involved in
(so-called) burning of Rakhines’ houses and kept in bad condtion. As a result,
he was afflicted with pneumonia and body-swelling. He had repeatedly pleaded
the jail authority to allow him to get access to medical treatment. The
authority gave criminal disregards to his pleas. Thus, he had to face an
unfortunate demise” said a relative of the deceased’ inmate on the condition of
anonymity.
“The condition of
Rohingyas prisoners in Buthidaung
prison is horrible. They are
tortured. They are kept in
critically bad condition” he
continued.
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