Hunger striking anarchist leader
Alfredo Cospito moved back from a Milan hopital to jail in the
northern Italian city Monday, after Italy's top court on Friday
rejected his plea to be released from the tough 41 bis prison
regime he is being subjected to and which is normally just
reserved for mafia bosses.
The Cassation Court on Friday ruled that Cospito, 55, who has
been on hunger strike and lost 50 kg in the last four and a half
months, could still run anarchist operations from prison if he
were returned to normal or even high-security custody.
Cospito, head of the Informal Anarchists Federation (FAI), has
vowed to press on "to the end" with his campaign to have the 41
bis lifted for all inmates including mafiosi, while anarchists
have pledged a campaign of violence after the Cassation ruling.
Judicial sources said Monday that the justice ministry will be
paying the utmost attention to Cospito's state of health.
He recently resumed taking supplements as the Cassation was
expected to rule in his favour, but he is now set to drop them
again and his doctor said at the weekend he was "gravely
malnourished" amid fears for his heart.
On Monday Cospito was transferred back to Milan's Opera prison,
to the Integrated Care Service there.
The anarchist had been in the San Paolo hospital in Milan for
several days due to his health condition.
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