Hunger strike: A basque political prisoner is beaten

According to Ateak Ireki, the basque political prisoners that are in the prison of Sevilla (south of spanish state) have started a hunger strike. The past week, the prison officials tried to search the relatives of basque prisoners during normal visits. The relatives rejected that searches, during the normal visits prisoners and family members are separated by glass. So the relatives and prisoners friends lost their visit right. Basque prisoners asked a meet with the prison director and he said that there are orders of Madrid (spanish government).

On this week, the prisoners were protesting in their cells. Prison officials entered in the cell of Arakitz Bellon to search him. Then, they tried to search also Bellon (another basque political prisoner) but he refused to be searched. That's when he was beaten and isolated.

In protest for that situation, the basque political prisoners that are in Sevilla have decided to start a hunger strike. They require the return of Bellon with the rest of his companions.