Two students have sued Myingyan prison commander for beatings they received while on hunger strike in the jail.
Sithu Myat, a second-year maths student, and Soe Hlaing from Monywa Technology University were arrested in March. They went on hunger strike along with another student, Nyan Myint Than, on November 5.
Soe Hlaing said: “On November 6, Sithu Myat and I were wrapped in blankets and taken from our cells. Our legs were beaten with sticks or bricks. They sent us back to our cells in great pain. We aren’t criminals. We are students demanding educational reform. We weren’t sentenced. They breached our human rights. That’s why we are trying to sue the prison commander. We also sent a letter to the Myanmar Human Rights Commission.”
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