inmates of the Las Rosas prison in Maldonado, caused a new fire. Prisoners started the fire burning mattresses.
As reported to Telemundo (channel 12) the National Operational Deputy Director of the National Rehabilitation Institute, Juan Rosa, the seven inmates of the G cell they agreed to start the fire, which resulted in four wounded. The official clarified that the presence of firefighters was not necessary to extinguish the flames.
“These people had problems of coexistence in the sector. They wanted to make a protest because they wanted to get out of there,” said the manager.
Rosa confirmed that there are “living problems” what would have motivated the coercion for draw the attention of the authorities who “were present”.
“These people had problems of coexistence in the sector. They wanted to make a protest because they wanted to get out of there,” he said.
The fact constitutes second fire of the day in that detention center, adding to what left seven injured in the morning hoursafter the fire that started in the clothes of one of them and spread to a mattress.
