OSIJEK COUNTY PRISON DISCONTINUE HUNGER STRIKE OSIJEK, May 4 (Hina) - Eight inmates of Serb nationality at the Osijek County Prison, who on April 20 stopped taking prison food demonstrating their solidarity with Serb inmates at the
Lepoglava prison, discontinued the hunger strike on Thursday. The prisoners from Osijek went on hunger strike in order to show their support for the requests of Serb prisoners from Osijek, who demanded, among other things, to be tried in The Hague instead of in Croatia. The decision on discontinuing the strike was made after today's meeting with parliamentary representative Milorad Pupovac. Of the eight prisoners, five were accused of war crimes and the other three of common crime.(hina) mm rml
OSIJEK, May 4 (Hina) - Eight inmates of Serb nationality at the
Osijek County Prison, who on April 20 stopped taking prison food
demonstrating their solidarity with Serb inmates at the Lepoglava
prison, discontinued the hunger strike on Thursday.
The prisoners from Osijek went on hunger strike in order to show
their support for the requests of Serb prisoners from Osijek, who
demanded, among other things, to be tried in The Hague instead of in
Croatia.
The decision on discontinuing the strike was made after today's
meeting with parliamentary representative Milorad Pupovac.
Of the eight prisoners, five were accused of war crimes and the
other three of common crime.
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