Malaysian Youth Camp Turns Out To Be Prison

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Malaysian youth camp turns out to be prison

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian officials were investigating claims by 33 teenage boys that they were beaten by guards at a camp designed to motivate youngsters to be law-abiding citizens by giving them a glimpse into prison life, officials said Wednesday.

The boys claimed they were told that they were attending a three-day motivational camp, but were shocked when they were instead brought to a prison in the southern Malaysian state of Johor last weekend.

The students were allegedly handcuffed and beaten by prison guards, who they claimed also shaved the boys' heads and forced them to strip down to their undergarments.

They also claimed that three teachers accompanying the students did nothing to stop the alleged abuse.

Prison authorities denied the allegations and defended the camp as an effective deterrent from a life of crime.

-- The Nation 2011-08-03

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surprise present from their parents that did not know what to do anymore with the bad boys ?

that might be a good idea in every country