Maafushi Prison inmates confined to cells after protests
Detainees stage hunger strike over brutality of prison guards.
25 Jun 2019, 9:00 AM
Hassan Mohamed
Maafushi Prison has been on lockdown since Monday night after detainees went on hunger strike and refused to enter cells.
Some 470 detainees out of 1,056 held at Maafushi Prison are now refusing to eat in protest at the harsh treatment being meted out by Maldives Correctional Service guards.
A statement by MCS said backup guards from the Emergency Support Group (ESG) forcibly returned detainees to their cells during an operation on Monday night.
“Last night prison guards forcibly put detainees back into their cells after prisoners refused to enter cells after lockup time,” the statement said. “The majority of the prisoners obeyed orders and entered their cells. However, guards were forced to use pepper spray to control some prisoners”.
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