Glavas's attorney Ante Madunic said today that his client did not intend to discontinue his hunger strike unless he was released from custody and that there was not much chance that he would survive if his detention was extended on grounds of the gravity of the crimes he was suspected of.
Glavas was remanded in custody on grounds of the gravity of crimes at the time when he was already in custody on grounds of possible witness-tampering.
Since Glavas's detention expires on Sunday, investigating judge Zdenko Posavec is expected to rule today if Glavas will be remanded in custody or released.
Madunic said he believed that the allegation about the gravity of crimes, which entails prolonged detention as a rule, could be withdrawn.
He said that the ruling to remand Glavas in custody on grounds of the gravity of crimes should not have been passed because "five months after the start of the investigation, the number of elements incriminating Glavas is much smaller".
He repeated that Glavas was not trying to kill himself, but was on a hunger strike primarily because of the Sellotape case, which he said was based on the testimony of only one co-accused.
Despite unfavourable forecasts, the attorney said that the condition of his client, who has been on a hunger strike for 29 days, was good.
"He speaks with slight difficulty because his throat is sore, obviously due to lack of vitamins, but he is still in good shape and mentally and physically fit to follow the proceedings," Madunic said.
Zagreb County Court spokesman Kresimir Devcic confirmed Madunic's statement, adding that Glavas was still refusing medical examination and weighing.
Investigating judge Zdenko Posavec today heard a former head of the Defence Ministry's Security and Information Service (SIS), Josip Perkovic, who spoke about the general situation in Osijek during the war.