The World's Most Brutal Hell Prison in Vietnam

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Heeyyyyoo what's up guys? This time I will tell you about a historical building in Vietnam, which of course adds to your insight as a reader of my blog. check it out....

Phu Quoc Prison House

_{Phu Quoc Prison House is located in Cay Dua village, Phu Quoc, South Vietnam. Built on an area of 400 hectares, Phu Quoc is the largest prison in Vietnam which was originally created specifically to detain Vietnamese patriots in 1967. However, over time this prison was used as a prison for prisoners of war, communists, and imprisoned prisoners political cases of various periods.

Phu Quoc Prison has 12 zones numbered from 1 to 12 guarded by 3 battalions of military police forces, specifically zones 13 and 14 were added in late 1972. Each prison house zone can hold approximately 3000 prisoners of war. Surrounding each zone of the prison house are 10 to 15 layers of barbed wire fences with a very tight electric lighting system. In addition to the prison warden, at one time there were 4 battalions of soldiers on guard with various types of weapons and car equipment, guarding and patrolling day and night. Sister Vo Thi Thu Ha, personnel of the historical site complex of the Phu Quoc Prison House informed that during the 6 years from July 6, 1967 to January 1973, more than 4000 people had died in this prison house, thousands of others suffered lifelong disabilities.
Prisoners of war in the Phu Quoc Prison House have suffered extremely cruel methods of beatings and torture. From the moment they stepped foot into this prison house, prisoners of war had been dealt mortal blows for materials and bullies that demoralized them. In the days that followed, the persecution and torture grew even more violent. Prisoners of war were dried in the sun and on tin frames in the heat outside, the skin on their stomachs and chests scalded, causing their bodies to weaken to the point of fainting. If they moved, they would be hit in the head or shot. Prisoners of war were also punished by climbing over thorny trees, climbing all the way to the top, then dropping down, otherwise they would be beaten. Prison guards also used sticks to beat the tips of the toes and fingertips, removing the teeth of prisoners of war as a collection of teeth for games.

The cruelest punishment was that prisoners of war were held in tiger cages. It was an iron cage that was 1 meter high, 2 meters long, around it woven with barbed wire.

In this tiger cage, prisoners of war could not lie down, could neither stand nor sit, if they were too tired, they would only change their movements, so that the barbed wire would cut their skin. If the weather is hot, the prison warden places a coal furnace nearby, if the weather is cold, doused it with water. At night, prison guards often pulled prisoners of war outside the prison house to be beaten, the sound of screaming echoed throughout the prison house.

There were prisoners of war in the middle of the night called to be tortured and nailed to the ankles, knees, even to the head. During several excavations and searches for bones in the prison house, officers from the historical heritage site complex found many bones that still contained nails that were 10 centimeters long which were stabbed into the leg bones, knee bones and head bones.

Now, Phu Quoc prison has become a museum. Every year, Phu Quoc prison welcomes thousands of tourists to visit. They are ex-prisoners to return to their place where they were previously arrested. They are visitors of all ages all over the country, especially young people who come to visit Phu Quoc, they will definitely visit this monument; and foreign tourists. Tourists and island walkers usually come here to learn about the history of Phu Quoc and the persistent struggle of the revolutionary army.
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