We print below another report from mainstream press concerning this events, and we hope get more accurate from our romanian comrades for next issue. Down with all prisons! AbolishingBB
The most serious incident occurring in a Romanian prison after '89. Four youths struggle between life and death, with minimum chances of survival, while another one has already died, after a fire bursted on Friday 27th september at the Craiova Juvenile Penitentiary. A missing pair of sport shoes - this was the motive of the protest started by the youths, which led to the fire. A tragic irony - the shoes were found while the prisoners were burning alive. The relatives of the prisoners reclaim the authorities, , while "Ziua"newspaper headlines: 'Dreadful Prison House' and accuses the prison house commander for having ordered that proves should be destroyed.
Dreadful Prison House
One underage citizen is dead and 4 others are in hospital in serious condition. This is the outcome of the revolt in PMT Craiova (the Craiova Prison House for Youth and Underage).
The mistreatment of underage and young detainees in the prison house in Craiova made some of the latter revolt, at the cost of one life. Viorel Constantin Stamate died. The other four rebels were seriously injured after their room on fire.
The incident brings to the foreground again one of Romania's most serious problems: life in prison houses. The parents of relatives of the underage who rebelled have unveiled the fact that the convicted in this prison house are ceaselessly tortured and subject to permanent abuse by guardians.
At present there are people guilty of this incident, but nobody tells who they are. But it is sure the 5 underage are somehow to blame. But it is rather the prison house rulers who are guilty of it. After often tolerating breaking of rights, they are now trying to get away with it and claim they could do nothing to prevent the tragedy. They are blaming one of the convicted for it.
The prison house commander ordered that proves be destroyed. The Ministry of Justice and the National Office for Child protection and Adoption have started independent investigations.
The families of the convicted believe the guardians employed by PMT Craiova are guilty of it, as they failed in putting the conflict away. Moreover, the relatives of the injured underage stated intention to sue prison house rulers for mistreating the convicted and for the action they took after the adolescents were injured.
Families say the convicted youth were under terror and that the incident could have been prevented if their rights had been obeyed and if they had been carefully watched.
