Five political prisoners sustained injuries after being beaten in Bago Region’s Pyay Prison on Sunday, while another died in Mandalay’s Obo Prison earlier this month after being denied medical care, according to an advocacy group.The incident at Pyay Prison occurred after a political prisoner was assaulted by the prison’s canteen supervisor, sparking a protest by other political detainees who were then attacked by a group of criminal convicts, Thike Tun Oo, spokesperson for the Political Prisoners Network Myanmar (PPNM), told Myanmar Now.“[Prison authorities] created the appearance of a conflict between prisoners by having the convicts start a fight instead of beating the political prisoners directly. But behind the scenes, prison officials were involved,” he said.An official named Tayza Win was identified as the instigator of the attack, which was carried out using bamboo and wooden sticks, according to Thike Tun Oo.
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