Angolan activist ends hunger strike for right to access his books & money

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Angolan activist ends hunger strike for right to access his books & money

12:40 CAT | 14 Apr 2016

DN / Nuno Dala during the trial in Luanda

The Correctional Services of Angola confirmed on Wednesday the end of Angolan activist Nuno Dala’s 34-day the hunger strike.In an interview with journalists on Tuesday, the university professor, one of a group of 17 activists convicted of preparing a rebellion and conspiracy, said the end of his hunger strike was dependent on the return of the books and 38,500 kwanzas (205 euros) which belonged to him.

In an interview with journalists on Tuesday, the university professor, one of a group of 17 activists convicted of preparing a rebellion and conspiracy, said the end of his hunger strike was dependent on the return of the books and 38,500 kwanzas (205 euros) which belonged to him.

Correctional Services spokesman Menezes Cassoma said that Dala had been admitted to the Girassol clinic on Wednesday morning and would stay there for at least a week while he resumed normal eating.

“He stopped the hunger strike, and is now being fed juices and teas until he can progress to solid food,” Cassoma said, adding that examinations in the clinic had confirmed that Dala was well.

As for the books and money whose return Dala had been demanding, Cassoma said that Caquila penitentiary had been contacted to arrange delivery of the former, while the criminal investigation police were looking into the issue of the money.

Source: DN