Recently, a video of a Chinese prisoner being beaten in Phnom Penh Baisou Prison in Cambodia was widely circulated on social media, which quickly attracted great public attention and prompted the General Department of Prisons of the Ministry of Interior to launch an investigation. This incident not only revealed the management loopholes and safety hazards in the prison, but also forced relevant departments to take measures to strengthen prison management, especially the strict control of mobile phone use.
Background of the incident
According to a statement from the General Department of Prisons, the incident occurred between 9 and 10 am on April 5 in Cell No. 9 of Building C of Phnom Penh Baisou Prison. The beaten Chinese prisoner Li, 52, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for drug trafficking. The two Cambodian prisoners involved were 35 and 36 years old, the former was sentenced to two years for drug trafficking, and the latter was sentenced to 17 years for drug trafficking and murder.
How the incident happened
The General Department of Prisons' investigation results showed that the Cambodian man who was sentenced to prison for murder felt insulted and slapped Li on the head several times in anger, and then another Cambodian man also participated in the beating. One day after the incident, the two Cambodian men involved apologized to Li. Despite this, Li still asked to be transferred to another cell to avoid being attacked again.
Handling measures
The prison punished the two Cambodian men involved, including prohibiting their families from visiting or sending items within 20 days. In addition, the General Administration of Prisons also emphasized the prohibition of using mobile phones in prisons, believing that the video shooting and circulation of the fight was deliberately planned by someone to attack relevant departments. To this end, the prison said it would further strictly control the use of mobile phones in prisons to prevent similar incidents from happening again.
Safety hazards and management loopholes
This incident exposed some problems in prison management. First, the violent conflict between prisoners showed the prison's shortcomings in security. Although the prison claimed that no one was injured in the incident, the victim Li and his family still expressed concerns about his personal safety in prison. The prison said in a statement that it had asked Li, and Li said that he was not threatened with further persecution. However, this cannot completely eliminate the outside world's doubts about the safety management in prisons.
Secondly, the use of mobile phones in the incident has also attracted widespread attention. Prison is a highly guarded environment, and prisoners should not have private communication tools. However, the shooting and dissemination of the video shows that there is a phenomenon of mobile phones circulating in prisons, which not only violates prison regulations, but also poses a threat to prison management order. The General Administration of Prisons has stated that it will strictly control the use of mobile phones, but how to effectively implement this measure remains an urgent problem to be solved.
Social reaction and media coverage
The rapid spread of this incident on social media has triggered widespread discussion and attention from the public. Many people are concerned about the security situation in prisons, especially sympathizing with the situation of foreign prisoners in a foreign country. The media have also reported on the incident, not only describing the incident and the official handling measures in detail, but also criticizing the loopholes in prison management.
On social media, netizens expressed indignation at the violent incidents in prisons and called on relevant departments to strengthen prison management and protect the basic human rights of prisoners. Some people also pointed out that the frequent occurrence of such incidents reflects systemic problems in the prison system and requires comprehensive reform.
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