Documents detecting that Muslim prisoners in China “have been brainwashed”

The Chinese government has repeatedly confirmed that prison camps in the remote western Xining region offer education and voluntary skills, but official documents, which were viewed by BBC Panorama, show that prisoners were closed, endoctrinated and punished.

The Chinese ambassador to London has denied the authenticity of the documents, saying it was about false news.

The case was found in the International consortium of investigative Journalists, who has partnerships with 17 media partners, including BBC Panorama and Guardian in Great Britain.

The documents issued by Zu Haliun, then secretary of the Communist Party in Xining, and the region's top security official in 2017, who sent these documents to prison camps managers.

According to the BBC, high-security prisons are clearly required to be managed with strict discipline, penalties and no escape opportunities.

The documents contain commands:” Never allow escape” “Reforming discipline and punishing violators for their behavior”” Promovation regret and confession”” Mandarin studies are priority”” Encourage the students to truly transform”” Provide full coverage of dormitories and classrooms with surveillance via video.

Documents reveal how all aspects of a prisoner's life are monitored and controlled: Students must have a permanent bed position, a permanent row in line, a permanent seat in the classroom, and their change is severely forbidden.

“Apply behavioral standards and discipline requirements regarding the establishment, calling, washing, taking to the toilet, organising and family, while eating, studying, sleeping, closing the doors...” A document finds that 15,000 people from South Xinang were sent to the camps in just one week in 2017. Sophie Richardson, Chinese director of Human Rights Watch, said prosecutors should use the issued memorandum, the BBC reports.

This is an effective test, which documents major human rights violations. I think it's fair to describe that all those arrested are subjected to at least psychological torture, because those literally don't know how many will be there”, Richardson said.

The documents include clear directives for the arrest of members of the Uygur people with foreign citizenship and the hunt for Weistones living abroad.

Chinese embassies and consulates reportedly are involved in a global investigation.