Unrest leaves 20 dead at
Colombia prison
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| A riot by prisoners demanding government health measures against the spread of the coronavirus disease(COVID-19) in Bogota |
An investigation is underway into an attempted prison break
in Colombia, which has left more than 20 inmates dead and more than eighty
injured, some seriously. Fear of the Corona virus seems to be a factor in the
developing unrest in the country`s prison population.
By James Blears
The riot and attempted mass break out happened at the Modelo
prison in Colombia`s Capital Bogota.
Outside the prison walls, masked families of inmates, claim
they heard gunfire, shortly after security forces went in to restore order.
Colombia`s Justice Minister Margarita Cabello says that two
prison officers who were injured, among thirty two hospitalized are
in critical condition. She`s vowing to bring criminal charges against those
responsible for murder and assault.
The unrest spread to thirteen prisons nationwide. The
Minister says she believes it was carefully orchestrated.
Inmates insist they`re in grave danger of the epidemic of
corona virus, because of chronic overcrowding in Colombia`s prisons,
which are holding more than thirty thousand more than maximum
capacity . Yet no inmates have fallen sick, as yet. Colombia
so far has more than 200 reported cases.
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