Exploring the Dark Past of Phu Quoc: From Communist Prison to Museum

Phu Quoc –

Phu Quoc become the new prima donna of tourism Vietnam. Behind the beauty of the island, Phu Quoc has a dark past in a communist prison.

This is Coconut Tree Prison, a communist prison built by the French when they colonized Vietnam. This prison was built in 1993.

Judging from the prison’s official website on Wednesday (13/12/2023), Coconut Tree Prison or Phu Quoc Prison is specifically for holding Vietnamese people.

In 1967, the Saigon government rebuilt this prison with an area of ​​4 square km. Later, this place was used as a war prison to hold communist soldiers.

Phu Quoc Prison in Vietnam Photo: (phuquocprison.org)

What makes this prison famous is the punishment given to prisoners. Prisoners were not only beaten, they received very cruel torture.

The tortures include being made blind by light, being put in a sack and burned alive, being locked in a cage with thorns, or having a stick inserted into the throat. The more often prisoners try to escape and are discovered, the more severe the torture becomes and ends in death.

The prison holds more than 32,000 prisoners. However, at certain times, prisoners will increase to 40,000 people.

Phu Quoc Prison in Vietnam Photo: (phuquocprison.org)

With cramped quarters and severe torture, many prisoners died in this prison. The death toll is in the thousands.

Don’t think about escaping, because this prison is isolated on an island. Security is tight, imagine just 2 prisoners being guarded by one officer. There are more than 4,000 officers spread around the coast and in the air.

Even though this prison has sadistic torture, not a few prisoners come out of this prison alive. Either freed or left when the colonials left. The prisoners who managed to survive reportedly often came here to visit.

Phu Quoc Prison has now been converted into a museum. Inside there are puppets showing prisoners and guards carrying out torture. Even though it’s just a doll, the demonstration of torture shown is sadistic and terrifying.

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2023-12-13 12:07:05
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