PRISTINA, Sept 7 (Hina) - Inmates of the largest Kosovo prison at Dubrava in the western part of the province have gone on a hunger strike. Five inmates died and 16 were injured in a fire which broke out in the prison last week,
following a prisoner riot, the Albanian-language daily "Koha Ditore" reported on Sunday.
PRISTINA, Sept 7 (Hina) - Inmates of the largest Kosovo prison at
Dubrava in the western part of the province have gone on a hunger
strike. Five inmates died and 16 were injured in a fire which broke
out in the prison last week, following a prisoner riot, the
Albanian-language daily "Koha Ditore" reported on Sunday. #L#
According to the daily, the inmates are refusing food due to the
alleged unwillingness of the prison administration to consider
their requests.
An international team of investigators has started interviewing
prisoners to shed light on last week's incident.
Prisoners are being transferred to other prisons in the province
due to damage caused by the fire.
The UN Mission in Kosovo, which has jurisdiction over Kosovo
prisons, has not published any information on the situation in the
prison for two days. There are some 800 inmates in the Dubrava
prison.
(hina) rml