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TANINTHARYI DIVISION – The prisoners of conscience detained in Dawei Prison under political charges are being denied medical treatment and subjected to all types of oppression, reported Dawei Political Prisoners Network (DPPN).
The prison authorities at Dawei Prison are intentionally oppressing and discriminating against the political prisoners, stated DPPN.
DPPN announced on January 8 that a 57-year-old political prisoner, Mr. Tun Wai, is said to have lost his eyesight as he was denied medical treatment. Mr. Tun Wai submitted his request to get surgery for his cataracts six months ago to the prison authorities, but his request was denied and he subsequently lost his vision in January.
Mr. Tun Wai, a resident of Kyatsapyin Ward in Dawei was detained by the junta council in 2021 and has been unjustly sentenced to nine years in prison under Section 52(a) of the Terrorism Act and Section 505(a).
According to the accounts of those who were released from the prison, the prisoners inside Dawei Prison can only rely on medicine from the prison hospital for any health issues and aren’t allowed to receive treatment outside, even when the condition is serious.
Last October, long-term political prisoner Mr. Kyaw Thein, detained in Dawei Prison, passed away when being transferred from the clinic in the prison to Dawei Hospital after he suffered from a heart attack.
There are nearly 400 political prisoners in Dawei Prison, and they are being subjected to oppression and physical torture at the hands of the prison authorities.