▁is ▁said ▁that ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁two ▁army ▁gener als ▁and ▁a ▁retired ▁air ▁chief ▁mar shal ▁attempted ▁a ▁coup ▁against ▁the ▁government , ▁but ▁it ▁failed . ▁ ▁Although ▁running ▁the ▁b ureau cr atic ▁dict ator ship , ▁the ▁state ▁appears ▁to ▁sh y ▁away ▁from ▁explicit ▁political ▁violence , ▁prefer ring ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁psych iat ric ▁pseudo - h osp it als ▁called ▁" Ad ult ▁Re h abil itation ▁Cent res " ▁which ▁employ ▁electro - conv uls ive ▁treat ments ▁to ▁' c ure ' ▁diss idents . ▁ ▁Ord inary ▁crim inals ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁traditional ▁and ▁new ▁economic ▁and ▁social ▁cr imes ▁are ▁prevent ed ▁from ▁c logging ▁up ▁the ▁prison ▁system ▁by ▁having ▁short ▁sentences ▁during ▁which ▁they ▁are ▁force - f ed ▁" mis ery ▁p ills " ▁( via ▁the ▁Or al ▁Sw allow ing ▁Ind u ction ▁Device , ▁which ▁was ▁first ▁tested ▁at ▁Ash worth ▁As yl um ▁for ▁the ▁Gen et ically ▁De fect ive ▁on ▁Ian ▁Br ady ▁and ▁ 2 1 ▁others ), ▁which ▁indu ce ▁severe ▁de pression ▁and ▁ag ony ▁during ▁their ▁in car cer ation . ▁ ▁Despite ▁this , ▁fatal ities ▁and ▁inj uries ▁do ▁occur ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁P CD ' s ▁lack ▁of ▁dem ocr atic ▁account ability ▁but ▁these ▁are ▁mis report ed ▁or ▁ignored ▁by ▁the ▁state - control led ▁press ▁and ▁television ▁or ▁are ▁suppress ed ▁by ▁the ▁print ▁un ions ▁on ▁the ▁last ▁independent