Jailed anarchist leader Alfredo
Cospito is determined to press on with his hunger strike to get
the tough 41 bis regime lifted even if the physical consequences
for himself are irreparable, his lawyer said Thursday.
"Alfredo is getting thinner and thinner, he has lost 45 kilos,"
said his defence attorney, Flavio Rossi Albertini, after meeting
his client in Milan's Opera prison, where he was moved due to
its better health facilities compared to his original jail in
Sassari.
"The situation is becoming extremely complicated and he is going
beyond the critical threshold.
"He is absolutely determined to go on but is aware that this
will lead to irreparable consequences."
Cospito, 55, is campaigning to get the 41 bis, which has
hitherto been reserved for Mafia bosses, scrapped for everyone.
International rights groups have said the regime, which mandates
almost complete isolation form the outside world, could amount
to inhumane treatment and does not fulfill requirements for
rehabilitation.
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