The prison service was already fighting the protest of the convicts on Friday evening. Rumors have spread in prison that prisoners in Moravia are being released home because of coronavirus. At that time, about two hundred prisoners protested. However, the situation was calmed down on Friday without the need for physical intervention.
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However, the situation on Saturday night was completely different. Two hundred other convicts joined the uprising, protesting a total of four hundred convicts.
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“I can confirm that further riots broke out in Bělušice at night. After the night intervention of our intervention unit, the situation is calm. The intervention was professional, there were no injuries. We have taken the appropriate measures and the intervention unit remains on standby, “Petra Kučerová, a spokeswoman for the prison service, told Novinka.
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WITHOUT COMMENT: Prisoners protested in the prison in Bělušice u Mostu
The police also intervened on the spot on Saturday evening, hermetically closing all access routes to the prison, including the village of Bělušice. Police did not let anyone into the village, except for locals and prison guards. In addition, the police have already begun to deal with the whole case.
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“In connection with the riots in the Bělušice prison, we have initiated criminal proceedings on suspicion of committing a crime, a riot of prisoners. The organizers are in danger of another 10 years behind bars, “said the Police of the Czech Republic on its twitter account, stating that it will not disclose further details.
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