THE HAGUE, Nov 20 (Hina) - A dozen indictees of the International +Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Friday +started a hunger strike protesting that indictee Drago Josipovic +had not been supplied necessary medical
help for several days, +Croatian diplomatic sources in The Hague reported.+ Josipovic's health problems started on Thursday, with the +appearance of a swell on his head. He was not seen by a doctor.+ A doctor arrived on Friday morning, after the prisoners from +Josipovic's floor started a hunger strike.+ The prisoners remained on strike after the doctor's arrival, +requesting a talk with ICTY secretary Dorothea Sampay, said the +same source. + On the second floor of the ICTY custody unit are also General +Tihomir Blaskic, Mario Cerkez, the Kupreskic brothers, Santic, +Todorovic, Tadic, and Delic.+ So far, the ICTY did not confirm the information on the hunger +strike.+(hina) it
THE HAGUE, Nov 20 (Hina) - A dozen indictees of the International
Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Friday
started a hunger strike protesting that indictee Drago Josipovic
had not been supplied necessary medical help for several days,
Croatian diplomatic sources in The Hague reported.
Josipovic's health problems started on Thursday, with the
appearance of a swell on his head. He was not seen by a doctor.
A doctor arrived on Friday morning, after the prisoners from
Josipovic's floor started a hunger strike.
The prisoners remained on strike after the doctor's arrival,
requesting a talk with ICTY secretary Dorothea Sampay, said the
same source.
On the second floor of the ICTY custody unit are also General
Tihomir Blaskic, Mario Cerkez, the Kupreskic brothers, Santic,
Todorovic, Tadic, and Delic.
So far, the ICTY did not confirm the information on the hunger
strike.
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