16 July 2011 10:31 am Views - 3304
Political prisoners detained in the Vavuniya prison today launched a continuous hunger strike demanding the government to release them immediately, TNA parliamentarian Sivashakthi Anandan said.
The protesting prisoners are also demanding the government to take immediate measures to process their court cases and among their other demands are to stop the re-arresting of prisoners who were released on earlier occasions.
He added that the strike had been initially commenced last Monday by four prisoners and their health conditions are said to be in a critical state at the moment. (R. Suganthini)