Prisoners who have been excluded from the law of enforcement to be passed in Parliament due to the coronavirus emergency protested last night in Batman M Type Prison.

Prisoners set at least two wards on fire and shouted "rebellion" and other slogans. Soon after the riot had started, ambulances and firefighters were sent to the prison which outside was surrounded by riot police and special operations police.

When news of the riot spread to the city, worried relatives went to the prison and waited there until the late hours of the night demanding the authorities to make a statement.

The management of the prison has finally informed the families waiting outside the jail after last night’s riot.

Accordingly, all the prisoners except for those in the wards of A1-2-3-4-5-7-8-9-10-11-16-18, B3-5-7-12 have been transferred to Diyarbakır T4 Prison.

439 prisoners have been transferred to Amed while 202 remain in Batman M Type Closed Prison.

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