By Mohammed Shoaib
Elfasher- A prisoner was shot dead and nine others have been wounded after bloody incident took place in Federal Shala Prison in Elfasher the capital of North Darfur state.
according to public pardon decisions issued recently to set free the inmates whom found guilty of public right cases as an effort to prevent the coronavirus pandemic from spreading, the jailed demonstrated today and asked for their release.
The director of prison for female ,captain Mousa Adoma told “Khartoum Tody” by telephone.
The police captain pointed out that the incidents started yesterday evening after the prisoners heard some news which allegedly said that their comrades, who were serving the conviction terms in Shala Prison but they were moved to Khartoum’s prisons to complete their term sentences there, were released ,as the result of that those inmates also demand the local authorities to follow suit by letting them go.
The convicted of private right cases also joined to the demonstration asking for their release, he said.
While the jailers and police officers were hurled by stones and beaten up by violence tools led the guards to open live ammunition to disperse them and get the situations under the control,he added.
He confirmed that only one of inmate has passed away,while the other one is at critical condition.
“We were preciously directed to set free more than 200 prisoners who were received sentences for the public right cases” the captain concluded his speech.