Budimir: Situation I protested against has worsened

Blogger Budimir (Zmitser Halko) has been on hunger-strike for 17 days. Let us remind you that he is starving to express solidarity with political prisoner Mikita Lihavid and to demand to cancel his sentence – 3.5 years in a top-security colony. Budimir has given a live interview to Euroradio.

49-year-old inhabitant of Orsha Syarhei Malaletkin is planning to stop his hunger-strike at 8 p.m. today. He protested against the sentences pronounced to participants of Dec.19 events. He claimed that the hunger-strike would last for 15 days. Budimir did not set any terms for his action. However, political prisoners’ mothers have sent a telegram asking him to stop his hunger-strike.
"Besides the information background, nothing has changed. The situation I protested against has even worsened. That is why I have not decided whether I should stop, I will think about it”, - says Budimir.

A doctor will visit him today. However, the blogger notes that his health condition will not be the main reason to stop the hunger-strike.

 

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