Political Prisoners Attacked

international | eu | opinion/analysis Saturday March 13, 2004 21:49 by In Solidarity

Reports have it that many political prisoners are currently being attacked while being held in Spanish prisons.

Many Spanish and Basque Newspapers are begining to report news from relatives of political prisoners who have links to Eta and GRAPO have been involved in violents attacks against them by other inmates as well as from guards. Gara/ElMundo.es .

Further independent reports listed on discussion boards have reported that many political prisoners are currently being attacked while being held in Spanish prisons some have been hospitalised and isolated as tension increases.

Other news, I've also read further reports of Basque political prisoners being attacked in various jails.

The Spanish foreign Ministers has been criticised by El Pais, for sending few hours after the bombings a telegram to all
Spanish Embassies across the world asking to 'make sure to blame ETA at any given opportunity'.

A thousand people have staged a picket outside the PP headquarter with placards "demanding for the truth"