De Juana's Transfer

As he enters his third month on a hunger strike for his liberation according to the law in Spain, Iñaki de Juana has been transferred to a hospital in Madrid.

Here you have the note from EITb:

61 DAYS ON HUNGER STRIKE

Basque prisoner transferred to Madrid's hospital

10/06/2006

Basque prisoner Iñaki de Juana Chaos has been transferred from an Algeciras hospital (southern Spain) to Doce de Octubre Hospital in Madrid on Friday for closer monitoring, news reports said. The health centre is specialised in malnutrition.

The General Direction of Prison Institutions has notified Spain’s High Court that Jose Ignacio de Juana Chaos was to be taken to the Doce de Octubre hospital for specialised treatment because of his deteriorating condition.

Doce de Octubre Hospital counts on specialised facilities to treat the prisoner, who has spent 61 days on hunger strike. So far, Iñaki de Juana Chaos has been hospitalised in an Algeciras hospital. The inmate will be force-fed at the facility just as Spain’s High Court requested on September 19th.

Precisely, the Spanish High Court issued a ruling by the General Direction of Prison Institutions on Monday requesting the transfer of the prisoner from the Punta Europa Hospital to a specialised health centre, when the doctors overseeing his treatment think it would be advisable.

De Juana began his hunger strike Aug. 7 to demand release, claiming he had served his sentence. He was taken to a hospital in the southern town of Algeciras on Sept. 19 and began to be force fed several days later.

Iñaki askatu!

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