Two died of fire in Mekelle Prison today. Prisoners who have been injured are admitted to Aider hospital. The cause is the controversy over the recently approved Amnesty bill. So far, the same problem happens in Kaliti, D/Markos, Arba Minch, Woldia, Finote Selam, and Kilinto prisons but with no death report.
#Ethiopia: Two people have died of a fire inside #Mekelle prison in #Tigray regional st
ate. Prisoners are asking to be given amnesty; the new amnesty law was approved by Parliament on Friday. Fire was also reported in #ArbaMinch prison. The gov. warned this amounts to lawlessness pic.twitter.com/pgqY3uhp2h
— Addis Standard (@addisstandard) July 25, 2018
ate. Prisoners are asking to be given amnesty; the new amnesty law was approved by Parliament on Friday. Fire was also reported in #Ethiopia: Violence in various prisons illegal: GCAO https://t.co/ZK53vqbXgl
Prisons were set on fire by inmates in Debre Markos, Woldia and Finote Selam towns in #Amhara regional state Y’day & today in an attempt to escape. A clinic at Arba Minch prison was also set on fire. pic.twitter.com/EmsqZzRZnR— Addis Standard (@addisstandard) July 25, 2018