Presseerklärung zum Hungerstreik des 32-jährigen Göteborg-Gefangenen

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Der Hungerstreik des 32-jährigen Göteborg-Gefangenen E.I. geht jetzt in
die vierte Woche.

Dazu hier eine Presseerklärung des Schriftstellers Erik Wijk, der mit E.I.
in Kontakt steht, zum Stand der Dinge. Wijk steht auch für weitergehende
Fragen zur Verfügung.

Auch bringen wir hier Angaben der Soligruppe in Göteborg, wie Ihr E. per
Email
unterstützende Worte schicken könnt. Für Euch kaum Aufwand, für ihn ein
Kraft- und Trostspender.

- gipfelsoli infogruppe

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MAIL YOUR SUPPORT TO THE HUNGERSTRIKING 32-YEAR OLD INTERN!

You can now mail to him via:
 prison_hungerstrike@yahoo.se

and The Solidarity Group will pass on you greetings by regular mail to
him, because it's not allowed to mail to the prisons directly.

[ Solidarity Group Gothenburg ]

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GOTHENBURG PRISONER ON FOURTH WEEK OF HUNGER STRIKE

Summary:
- Riot convicted prisoner hungerstrikes for fourth week
- Continously mistreated by prison management
- Call for support for the 32-year old intern
- Amnesty is showing interest

A 32-year old sentenced for 'violent riot' during the EU top-meeting in
Gothenburg 2001 is today, wednesday, starting his fourth week of hunger
strike in protest against being wrongly convicted.

Since he January 21st came to the prison the 32-year old has been on
hunger strike and have been mistreated in different ways by prison
management:
He has not received any nutrition solution.
Ha has not been examined by a doctor.

He has not been allowed to report in sick but has been threatened with
disciplinary measures for refusal to work.
Last thursday and friday he was put in a cold cell (10 degrees celsius
according to TV4-crew in place) without any water. Media attention has
prevented this from being repeated.

Last monday a bloodsample was taken and on tuesday the 32-year old intern
met a doctor for the first time - that didn't examine him - but only told
hom that bloodsample showed lack of fluid.

The prison doctor explained that she couldn't arrange nutrition solution
since she's been forbidden by the prison management to do it. She could
neither report him sick since he is planned to be transferred to another
prison with moore resources.

The 32-year old intern haven't received any information about the
transfer, just unprecised threats from prison staff.

Author Erik Wijk comments:

- The prison has a right to trasnfer the 32-year old since hunger strike
counts as mistreatment. Worse is the threats and punishments that
occurred because of "refusal to work."

The 32-year old intern has demanded to be reported sick but is refused a
medical examination. It is also remarkable that a doctor fails to see the
best of the patient, by referring to a decision by non-medical personal.

A call against the treatment of the 32-year old intern has on
www.vanster.nu
(  http://www.vanster.nu/aktion/upprop/info.php?appeal=hungerstrejk_gbg )
gathered moore than 700 names.

An unknown number of reports to the ombudsman of justice has been made.
Protests directed to the minsiter of justice and members of the parliament
have been sent.

During tuesday Amnesty International tried to contact the 32-year old
intern, but it's unclear whether they got contact or not.

The 32-year old intern is sentenced to 6 months in prison for violent
rioting in Vasaparken in Gothenburg. The evidence is exclusively built on
two extremely contradictory police witnesses. These police witnesses have
been involved in many criticised riot-trials. Furthermore some evidence
that supported the 32-year old was made unusable in police safekeeping.

For more information, contact writer Erik Wijk
on telephone +46 (0)730 63 34 68
or by mail  erik.wijk@odata.se

[ Erik Wijk ]

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