Prisoners faint inside court cell !

Mar 09, 2016

Two prisoners out of 13 prisoners of the Magazine prison who were on a 16 day hunger strike fainted inside the court chamber cell when they were produced today 9th before the Magistrate’s court in Aluthkade.

Despite bringing the prisoners who were on a weak heath condition to the courts provided them with saline only the CID officers were presented but the attorney general department officials has not come to the courts. The court proceedings were delayed for ten minutes when two of the prisoners fainted inside the cell. Spokesperson of the political prisoner’s protection campaign told Lanka News Web the case would be called again following discussions with the attorney general department.

The hunger strike continues