Inquiry reveals conflicting accounts of prison riot fatalities |26 May 2026
Inquiry reveals conflicting accounts of prison riot fatalities
Four witnesses testified in open deliberations yesterday before the Commission of Inquiry into the Montagne Posée prison events of December 5, 2024. Agnes Roseline and Dina Mathiot testified together, while Stephan Mondon and Nadia Ak-Kong gave their testimonies individually.
Testimony of Stephan Mondon
Former inmate Stephan Mondon stated that he was placed in an isolation cell early on December 5, before the incident began. He explained that upon returning from the Supreme Court, a Nepalese prison officer instructed him to disembark from the bus and follow him to the reception area, where he was informed of his placement in isolation for Commissioner of Prisons Janet Georges and Inspector Ivan Nicholas to see him later.
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