Another take on torture

TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico - Two prisoners crucified themselves in southeast Mexico ahead of Easter after claiming to have been tortured to confess crimes, a state official told AFP Tuesday.

The prisoners tied themselves to wooden crosses made in a carpentry workshop and nailed holes in their hands until they bled, remaining there all day Monday, the official said, requesting anonymity.

The two, who were later untied by fellow inmates, are part of 23 prisoners involved in two-week demonstrations at El Amate prison, in Chiapas state, seeking a review of their cases and demanding to be freed.

The demonstrators, members of farmers' unions, claim to have been tortured and forced to confess to murders and other crimes.
Last week four of the prisoners sewed their lips together, and eight others are on hunger strike.

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