Politics
Political prisoner Wondessen Assefa stops medication and food over Kilinto Prison mistreatment
Meseret Media · 2 hours ago · Read the Full Story on Meseret Media
AI SUMMARY
Political prisoner Wondessen Assefa has stopped taking his medication and food in protest of harsh solitary confinement conditions and denial of medical care at Kilinto Prison.
- Wondessen Assefa(MD) was transferred from Kaliti Prison to Kilinto Prison and placed in a small solitary confinement cell in Zone 6.
- His cell is surrounded by corrugated iron, cramped, infested with rats and insects, and affected by strong winds and severe toilet odors.
- The harsh conditions have caused his blood pressure to spike and severely worsened his asthma.
- Family visits and monitoring have been strictly restricted by the prison authorities.
- Prison officials have failed to respond to requests to improve his living conditions or provide medical care.
- Wondessen has decided to stop taking his hypertension and asthma medications as well as refuse food.
- He stated that the prison administration and justice institutions will bear full responsibility for any harm to his life or health.
- He remains imprisoned after refusing to sign a pardon letter, maintaining he has committed no crime, unlike other prisoners who were released in September.
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