Mann Win Khaing Than, Prime Minister of the National Unity Government (NUG) pledged at the 82nd the National Unity Government cabinet meeting earlier this month that justice needs to be brought for prisoners allegedly tortured at Pathein Prison, the NUG reports.

He said justice needs to be brought for Ko Win Min Htet and eight other detainees tortured by the State Administration Council or SAC on 30 December 2022 for organising an in-prison strike against the military’s use of capital punishment.

The prisoners were reportedly brutally tortured at 11pm on 5 January and seven were put in solitary confinement.

Ko Win Min Htet was reported missing.

The NUG further expressed their concern over the case of large scale torture by 50 armed prison staff against prisoners on the 7 January 2023 resulting in thousands of injured prisoners and the death of Ko Wai Yan Phyo and the critical wounding of a further nine prisoners.

Stories continue to leak out of prisons across the country over the poor treatment and on occasions torture of political prisoners.