Wai Hin Soe, a political prisoner who protested during the “Silent Strike” on December 10 in the notorious Insein Prison, is one of a number of tortured detainees who have not received medical treatment, according to a source in the Yangon jail.

Tun Kyi told Mizzima, “We are concerned that their rights for medical treatment were denied. If these tortured prisoners fail to get medical treatment, their lives could be put at risk. However, the junta would ridiculously insist health grounds for the death of these prisoners, and this would be entirely unacceptable.”

Tun Kyi also called on the public to speak out and inform the international community to ensure medical treatment for political prisoners and to ensure their rights.

“Some organizers are shackled while keeping them in solitary confinement. They are prohibited from getting any supplies from outside. They are held more tightly since 10 December, and are subject to human abuses in Insein Prison,” he said.

The political prisoners have reportedly been moved to the main jail where the criminals are placed, degrading their level of punishment.

On December 10, prominent student activists Wai Yan Phyo Moe, Zaw Htet Naing (a) Sit Naing and Lay Pyay Soe Moe have received serious injuries from the crackdown of junta forces in the jail, while nearly 100 political prisoners were tortured.