Extreme form of protest of inmates of Batumi Prison - the convicts pierced wire into their hands and tied to each other. Prisoners talk about the hard conditions in the prison and ask for help.
The letter sent from the prison by convicts describes in detail, what are the condition in the prison and what caused the extreme form of protest. They were visited in the prison by a lawyer not long ago.
The attorney of one of the convicts, Giorgi Marsagishvili, , said that his client applied to the extreme form of protest on March 30. According to prisoners, there are hard conditions in prison, no water and ventilation. They also talk about the violence of the prison staff in the cells of the de-escalation.
"On April 2, I met my client Giorgi Marsagishvili who had a wire pierced in his hand and also in his neck. According to him, two prisoners in his cell are in the same condition and they have been tied to each other since March 30, "said Teona Nikolaishvili, lawyer of one of the prisoners Giorgi Marsagishvili.
The Chairman of the Human Rights Committee of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara got acquainted with the problems of prisoners.
Tsotne Ananidze says that the convicts name three reasons for the extreme form of protest. One of them concerns the supply of water, which is characteristic for the area where the prison is located. The second is the ventilation in the cells of the de-escalation. And the third is the issue of verbal confrontation with the staff members . All three convicts are separated now and placed in different cells.
At this time, convicts are in the cell of de-escalation, their health condition is stable.